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Hud poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 81.6 / 100
1963·Drama / Western·1h 52m

HUD

“The man with the barbed-wire soul.”

Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though he soon becomes too aware of Hud's reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He's a cheat, but, he explains, "I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner."

Above the Line
Martin Ritt·DirectorIrving Ravetch·WriterHarriet Frank Jr.·WriterJames Wong Howe·Director of PhotographyElmer Bernstein·Original Music ComposerFrank Bracht·Editor
Cast
Paul Newman·Hud BannonMelvyn Douglas·Homer BannonPatricia Neal·Alma BrownBrandon De Wilde·Lon 'Lonnie' BannonWhit Bissell·Mr. BurrisCrahan Denton·JesseJohn Ashley·HermyVal Avery·JoseGeorge Petrie·Joe ScanlonCurt Conway·Truman Peters
Full Crew
(8 credits)
Directing· 1
Martin Ritt·Director
Writing· 2
Irving Ravetch·WriterHarriet Frank Jr.·Writer
Camera· 1
James Wong Howe·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Frank Bracht·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Elmer Bernstein·Original Music Composer
Production· 2
Irving Ravetch·ProducerMartin Ritt·Producer
By the Numbers
81.6
OF 100
Master Score
7.8
OF 10
IMDb
84%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$10M
ROI 300%
Worldwide Gross
3
7 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Hud's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#A95A37
#D19B68
#733B21
Mood
Brooding, Intense
Composition
Rule Of Thirds
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a man in a cowboy hat and red shirt in the foreground, standing with his hands in his pockets. Behind him, the large white title "HUD"”

westerndrama
Key Elements
Cowboy HatRed ShirtCarsDesert Landscape
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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