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Sometimes a Great Notion
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Run Time: 114 min
MPAA Rating: PG
Released: 1971
Directors: Paul Newman
Genre/Type: Drama
Family Drama
Producers: John C. Foreman
Plot Synopsis by Hal Erickson
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 Fonda). Hank's half-brother, Leeland (Michael Sarrazin), embittered over Henry's treatment of his late mother, returns after a ten-year absence to work in the family business. Leeland's presence causes friction with Henry, who resents his prodigal son's hippie mindset, and Hank, who perceives Leeland as a threat to his own position in the family structure. Hank has good reason to feel resentful: before long, his wife, Viv (Lee Remick), has entered into an affair with Leeland. Meanwhile, Henry wages an ongoing battle with the unionized loggers in the region, who threaten reprisals should Henry attempt to continue his business without union help.

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"Never give an inch" was the motto of the Stampers of Oregon. And live it they did!
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Well, I have to recommend it because it's probably my favorite book in the world and I've read it about fifty times and have chunks of it memorized. I think it's a masterpiece of modern literature and I can't believe everyone doesn't love i...
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Paul Newman Hank Stamper Jan 26, 1925 in Cleveland, OH
Henry Fonda Henry Stamper May 16, 1905 in Grand Island, NE
Lee Remick Viv Stamper Dec 14, 1935 in Quincy, MA
Michael Sarrazin Leeland Stamper May 22, 1940 in Québec City, Canada
Richard Jaeckel Joe Ben Stamper Oct 10, 1926 in Long Beach, NY
Linda Lawson Jan Stamper Jan 14, 1936 in Ann Arbor, MI
Lee de Broux Willard Eggleston
Cliff Potts Andy
Jim Burk Biggy Newton
Dean Smith Bit part
Terry J. Leonard Bit part
Alan R. Gibbs
Mickey Gilbert Bit part
Sam Gilman John
Hal Needham Bit part Mar 6, 1931 in Memphis, TN
Gary McLarty Bit part
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