Sometimes a Great Notion

Sometimes a Great Notion

1971 · 114 min · EN · PG · 6.9 (79 votes)
Dir. Paul Newman · Starring Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Lee Remick, Michael Sarrazin, Richard Jaeckel, Linda Lawson · Music Henry Mancini

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

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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.

VIBE

A sprawling, character-driven epic about a defiant family of loggers. It feels like a rugged, windswept portrait of stubbornness, tradition, and the unforgiving forces of nature and industry clashing.

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