Sometimes a Great Notion

12/17/19711h 54m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ "Never give a inch" was the motto of the Stampers of Oregon. And live it they did! ~

Overview:

Hank Stamper and his father, Henry, own and operate the family business by cutting and shipping logs in Oregon. The town is furious when they continue working despite the town going broke and the other loggers go on strike ordering the Stampers to stop, however Hank continues to push his family on cutting more trees. Hank's wife wishes he would stop and hopes that they can spend more time together. When Hank's half brother Leland comes to work for them, more trouble starts.

Director:

Paul Newman

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$3,660,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

lumberjack
death of brother
mouth to mouth resuscitation
logger
logging

Cast

Paul Newman

~ as ~

Hank Stamper

Henry Fonda

~ as ~

Henry Stamper

Lee Remick

~ as ~

Viv Stamper

Michael Sarrazin

~ as ~

Leland 'Lee' Stamper

Richard Jaeckel

~ as ~

Joe Ben Stamper

Linda Lawson

~ as ~

Jan Stamper

Cliff Potts

~ as ~

Andy Stamper

Sam Gilman

~ as ~

John

Lee de Broux

~ as ~

Willard Eggleston

Jim Burk

~ as ~

Biggy Newton

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
5
For the most part, this is just an excuse for Paul Newman and Henry Fonda to make a movie together. Much of it consists of extended shots of the logging industry at work, as he and his father work hard with their family business despite a strike that is affecting neighbouring outfits and causing local resentment. When younger son "Lee" (Michael Sarrazin) returns home after an indecent with an oven, some weed and the fire department the family, which also includes an underused Lee Remick, have to make some very tough decisions. Of course you just know that some form of sabotage will happen, and also that tragedy is going to follow - and that really robs this of any jeopardy as it floats along towards quite an entertaining conclusion (though that may have as much to do with Henry Mancini's toe-tapping score). As an observation of how grit and determination can sometimes win out, it has it's moments; but otherwise it is a colourful but rather disappointing story.