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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.
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.
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.
Kesey's next novel, Sometimes a Great Notion (1964), appeared two years later and was also made into a film, this time directed by Paul Newman. The story was set in a logging community and centered on two brothers and their bitter rivalry in the family.
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.
Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review paul d Paul Newman's Sometimes a Great Notion is a powerful and evocative film that somehow feels incomplete.
A film adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel about a family of lumberjacks in the Northwest. Starring Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Lee Remick and others, directed by Paul Newman.
