It's a shame hardly anyone mentions the excellent job Dewilde did in this film. Of course it's easy to overlook given the other stellar performances. Kinda ironic how he was also the kid in "Shane" and the fame of his line "Come back Shane!" In this film he finds that "Shane" "ain't fit to live with." Hud of course being Shanes exact opposite.
shareThis was one of his best adult roles. Had he lived longer, I wonder how he would've matured in his parts. He always had the "boyish" innocent look.
shareIt was really sad. After I had watched Hud in film class, I went home to look up DeWilde and found out that he had died only a few miles from my home.
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I think it's a great performance. Such a pity that he was the only one of the four principals overlooked in the oscar nominations. Had he been nominated it would undoubtedly have been for supporting actor, but really he deserved to be up for best lead actor alongside Newman.
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Brandon De Wilde was very good in this film. He was an excellent actor! Too bad he died at such a young age...would be interesting to see how he would have matured and movies he would have starred in. I believe he died in Denver, Colorado and was 30 years old.
shareI agree with you. It was the best performance of his life. Of course, all the others gave the performances of their lives too. A splendid movie.
shareI agree with you. All the performances are pitch-perfect IMO, but his is the most underrated.
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I was sad to read that he died so young, after I watched this for the first time just recently. (I had been putting it off because I hate westerns) This is one of the best movies I've ever seen, and I know it's because all of the actors were fantastic in their parts, (as well as so much else) but I felt Brandon did such a great job for someone so young. From his first scene, he brought a reality and interest to the film that made me realize that this was a movie I was likely going to enjoy.
shareSad his life was taken from him at only 30 years old. He will live on in movies like Shane and Hud.
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