Newman was one of the best actors over the past 40 years or so. My favorite film of his was one that received very little attention, because of its politically-incorrect theme. The movie was “Sometimes a Great Notion” (also shown under the alternative title “Never Give A Inch”). It co-stars Henry Fonda. It is about a family-owned lumbering company – headed up by Fonda – that refuses to submit to labor union corruption, control, and violence, and consistently fights the union to the very end of the film. The final scene, by itself, is well worth the price of renting the film.

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