- Country: USA
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
- Release: 1972-03-02
- Director: Paul Newman
- Writers: Ken Kesey , John Gay
- Language: English
- Stars: Paul Newman , Henry Fonda , Lee Remick , Michael Sarrazin , Richard Jaeckel , Linda Lawson , Cliff Potts , Sam Gilman , Lee de Broux , Jim Burk
- Runtime: 114 min
- Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total
- AKA: Casta invencible (Spain) , Hırs (Turkey) , Os Indomáveis (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Hårdt mod hårdt (Denmark) , Иногда великая идея... , Οι ατρόμητοι (Greece) , Понякога страхотна идея (Bulgaria) , Sie möchten Giganten sein , Câteodată o mare noţiune (Romania) , Rodzina Stamperów (Poland) , Ne lâchez pas d' un pouce! (France, French Republic) , Sfida senza paura (Italy) , Uma Lição Para não Esquecer (Brazil) , Casta invencible (Argentina) , Hårt mot hårt (Sweden) , Ei tuumaakaan (Finland) , Sometimes a Great Notion , Le clan des irréductibles (France, French Republic) , Never Give a Inch (United States of America) , Sie möchten Giganten sein (Germany) , Sometimes a Great Notion (Canada) , Sometimes a Great Notion (United States of America) , Oi atromitoi (Greece) , Never Give an Inch (Ireland) , わが緑の大地 (Japan) , Vik ikke en tomme (Norway) , Never Give an Inch (United Kingdom) , Sie möchten Giganten sein (Austria) , Olykor egy nagy ötlet (Hungary) , Casta invencible (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Le clan des irréductibles (Canada) , Never Give an Inch (India) , Oregon dai shinrin/Waga midori no daichi (Japan)
- Plot: Hank Stamper and his father, Henry Stamper 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 trouble making brother Leland comes to work for them, more trouble starts.
- IMDB:tt0067774
Sometimes a Great Notion Cast · · · ALL
Paul Newman
Director
Paul Newman
Hank Stamper
Henry Fonda
Henry Stamper
Lee Remick
Viv Stamper
Michael Sarrazin
Leland 'Lee' Stamper
Richard Jaeckel
Joe Ben Stamper
Linda Lawson
Jan Stamper
Cliff Potts
Andy Stamper
Sam Gilman
John
Lee de Broux
Willard Eggleston
Jim Burk
Biggy Newton
Roy Jenson
Howie Elwood
Roy Poole
Jonathan Draeger
Charles Tyner
Les Gibbons
Bennie E. Dobbins
Alan Gibbs
Mickey Gilbert
Dick Hudkins
Terry Leonard
Gary McLarty
Hal Needham
Man at Racetrack
Dean Smith
(I)
Fred Waugh
Fred Zendar
Charles Horvath
McElroy (uncredited)