Paul Newman
Hank Stamper
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Mar 2, 1972 · Sometimes a Great Notion: Directed by Paul Newman. With Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Lee Remick, Michael Sarrazin. A family of fiercely independent Oregon loggers struggle to keep the family business alive amidst changing times.
- (4.5K)
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Paul Newman
- 1972-03-02
Sometimes a Great Notion is the second novel by American author Ken Kesey, published in 1964. While One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962) is more famous, many critics consider Sometimes a Great Notion Kesey's magnum opus.
- Ken Kesey
- 1964
Sometimes a Great Notion (a.k.a. Never Give A Inch on some commercial television broadcasts) is a 1971 American drama film directed by Paul Newman and starring Newman, Henry Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, and Lee Remick. The cast also includes Richard Jaeckel in an Academy Award-nominated performance.
Paul Newman directs and stars in this drama about a timber family defying a strike in the Northwest. The review praises Newman's direction, the lumber scenes, and some of the characters, but questions the Fonda character's pride.
Aug 29, 2006 · Sometimes a Great Notion (Penguin Classics) Paperback – August 29, 2006. by Ken Kesey (Author), Charles Bowden (Introduction) 4.5 1,282 ratings. See all formats and editions. The magnificent second novel from the legendary author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
- Ken Kesey
- $18.49
- Penguin Classics
Sometimes A Great Notion (which, btw, gets its title from the Ledbelly song "Goodnight Irene") is the story of the Stamper family, renegade loggers in Oregon in maybe the fifties. It's an incredible family—Henry, the patriarch, the crazed, stubborn old goat who started the logging business; his son Hank (stoic, serious, earnest, proud ...
A family of independent Oregon loggers refuses to participate in a local strike against the big lumber companies.
- (14)
- Drama
- PG
