Paul Newman,
Henry Fonda,
Lee Remick,
Michael Sarrazin,
Richard Jaeckel
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Also known as Never Give an Inch, this film was based on a novel by Ken Kesey. Paul Newman (who also directed) stars as Hank Stamper, the oldest son of an Oregon logging family headed by Henry (Henry ... read more
Stats: 51 reviews
Okay but overlong logging drama would have benefitted by being a half hour shorter. Has a fine cast, with Lee Remick giving the best performance even though her screen time is limited, but they don't have enough to work with. It just should have been more involving.
Paul newman Starring With And Directig Henry Fonda And Lee Remeck In A Story Written By Ken (One Flew Over The Cookoo's Nest) Keysey? That Alone Sas it All
The result is rather good -- a sort of contemporary 'western' in the timber territory. Full Review
Newman starts tunneling under the material, coming up with all sorts of things we didn't quite expect, and along the way he proves himself as a director of sympathy and a sort of lyrical restraint. Full Review
It's not a classic, in the sense of being perfectly formed. But the craft work is one of a kind. Full Review
Based on Ken Kesey's book, Newman's second film as helmer is not effective or cohesive as the first (Rachel Rachel), but Oregon locations and good acting by Henry Fonda and others compensate for uneas... Full Review
When the film cuts away from the family soap opera dramatics and shows the macho men at work wielding their chainsaws at the logging camp among the giant trees, it has a buzz. Full Review
Kesey's 600-plus-page novel would have made a fine six-hour mini-series, and it's a tribute to scenarist Gay that he managed to condense that much material into under two hours. Full Review
Terrific family drama
Newman's handling of the outdoor scenes, especially those involving work, is -- like his own acting -- restrained but powerfully evocative. Full Review
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