Sometimes a Great Notion (1970)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.0/10   

Director:

Paul Newman

Escritores:

Ken Kesey (novel)
John Gay (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

31 diciembre 1970 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Acción | Aventura

Frase comercial:

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

Plot:

A family of fiercely-independent Oregon loggers struggle to keep the family business alive amidst changing times.

Plot Keywords:

Logger | Strike | Mouth To Mouth Air Exchange Underwater | Lumberjack | Family Relationships

Premios:

Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Paul Newman's (Unexpected) Big Flop.

Reparto

Paul Newman	...	Hank Stamper
Henry Fonda	...	Henry Stamper
Lee Remick	...	Viv Stamper, Hank's Wife
Michael Sarrazin	...	Leland Stamper
Richard Jaeckel	...	Joe Ben Stamper
Linda Lawson	...	Jan Stamper, Joe Ben's Wife
Cliff Potts	...	Andy Stamper
Sam Gilman	...	John Stamper
Lee de Broux	...	Willard Eggleston
Jim Burk	...	Biggy Newton
Roy Jenson	...	Howie Elwood
Joe Maross	...	Floyd Evenwrite
Roy Poole	...	Jonathan Stamper
Charles Tyner	...	Les Gibbons
Bennie E. Dobbins	...	Bit Part (as Bennie Dobbins)
Alan Gibbs	...	Bit Part
Mickey Gilbert	...	Bit Part
Dick Hudkins	...	Bit Part
Terry Leonard	...	Bit Part
Fred Lerner	...	Bit Part
Gary McLarty	...	Bit Part
Hal Needham	...	Bit Part
J.N. Roberts	...	Bit Part
Dean Smith	...	Bit Part
Fred M. Waugh	...	Bit Part (as Fred Waugh)
Fred Zendar	...	Bit Part
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Jon Morgan Woodward	...	A logger (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Paul Newman

Créditos del guión
Ken Kesey		(novel)
John Gay		(writer)

Producida por
Frank Caffey	....	associate producer
John Foreman	....	producer
Paul Newman	....	co-executive producer

Música original por
Henry Mancini

Fotografía por
Richard Moore

Montaje por
Bob Wyman

Dirección artística
Philip M. Jefferies		(as Philip Jefferies)

Decorados
William Kiernan

Diseño de vestuario por
Edith Head

Departamento de maquillaje
Jim Markham	....	hair designer: men
Monty Westmore	....	makeup artist

Dirección de producción
Arthur S. Newman Jr.	....	unit production manager

Ayudante de dirección
Mickey McCardle	....	assistant director
Michael D. Moore	....	second unit director
Paul J. Crossey	....	dga trainee (uncredited)
Harvey S. Laidman	....	second assistant director (uncredited)
Gene Marum	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Departamento de sonido
James R. Alexander	....	sound
Waldon O. Watson	....	sound

Especialistas
M. James Arnett	....	stunt coordinator (as James Arnett)
Stan Barrett	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jim Burk	....	stunts (uncredited)
Everett Creach	....	stunts (uncredited)
Carol Daniels	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bennie E. Dobbins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alan Gibbs	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mickey Gilbert	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Hudkins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Roy Jenson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Terry Leonard	....	stunts (uncredited)
Fred Lerner	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary McLarty	....	stunts (uncredited)
Hal Needham	....	stunts (uncredited)
J.N. Roberts	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dean Smith	....	stunts (uncredited)
Fred M. Waugh	....	stunts (uncredited)
Fred Zendar	....	stunts (uncredited)

Cámara y Departamento Eléctrico
Rexford L. Metz	....	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)

Otros miembros del equipo
Dave Bowden	....	technical advisor
Dean Fillmore	....	technical advisor
Annabelle King	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Compañías Productores

• Newman-Foreman Company
• Universal Pictures

Distribuidores

• Universal Pictures (1971) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1976) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Cinéma International Corporation (CIC) (1972) (Sweden) (theatrical)

Otras Compañías

• Cinematique  cosmetics
• Universal Title  titles and opticals

También conocida como:

Never Give a Inch (USA) (reissue title)
Never Give an Inch (UK)
Casta invencible (Spain) [es]

Duración:

114 min | Portugal:108 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Clasificación:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Broughton Log Flume, Columbia River Gorge, Washington, USA

Compañía:

Newman-Foreman Company

Trivialidades:

Just before its release, there was a love scene between Michael Sarrazin and Lee Remick that was cut. This scene supposedly included nudity. In the final cut, their affair is only insinuated.

Citas:

[repeated lines]
Henry Stamper: Where did you get all that hair?
Leland Stamper: It grows.

Conexiones de Película:

References King Kong (1933)

Banda de Sonido:

All His Children

Paul Newman's (Unexpected) Big Flop.

This film was made at the peak of Paul Newman's career, when he was young, handsome, and had the ways that made him a star. It's a good movie about a family of tough-as-nails Oregon loggers and it has a somewhat famous gritty scene where Richard Jaeckel --- normally the heartless rat in other films --- finds his brother hopelessly trapped under a log-slide and he sticks by his brother's side both knowing the rising tide is coming.

This movie was doomed by its run-along title and the equally bad second title, Never Give an Inch, when a two word noun-driven title would have assured easy public recognition. Where does that title come from anyway? The Bible? Ben Franklin? The Book of Common Prayer? No, no, and no. It comes from the lyrics of one of the greatest blues songs ever written, "Irene, Goodnight." The final verse goes: Sometimes I live in the country, Sometimes I live in the town, Sometimes I take a great notion, To jump in the river and drown.