Paul Newman Box Set

The Huster
Paul Newman heads up a superb cast featuring Jackie Gleason, George C. Scott and Piper Laurie in this riveting film that received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Picture of 1961 and brought all four of it's stars Oscar® nominations. Newman is electrifying as Fast Eddie Felson, an arrogant, amoral huslter who haunts back street pool rooms fleecing anyone who'll pick up a cue. Determined to be the best, Eddie seeks out the legendary Minnesota Fats (Gleason), who's backed up Bert Gordon (Scott). The love of a lonely woman (Layrie) could turn Eddie's life around but he won't rest until he beats Minnesota Fats - no matter what the price he must pay.

Hombre
John Russell (Newman), a white man raised by an Arizona band of Apaches, is forced to confront the society he despises when he sells the boarding house his father has left him. While leaving town by stagecoach, several bigoted passengers insist he ride with the driver (Martin Balsam). But when outlaws leave them all stranded in the desert, Russell may be their only hope for survival! Diane Cilentro, Frederic March, Richard Boone and Barbara rush co-star in this action-packed Western classic.

The Verdict
Sidney Lumet's riverting courtroom drama earned five Oscar® nominations including Best Picture and Best Actor for Paul Newman's towering performance as down-and-out alcoholic attorney who stumbles on one last chance to redeem himself. When attorney Frank Galvin (Newman) is given an open-and-shut medical malpractice case that no one thinks he can win, he courageously decides to refuse a settlement from the hospital. Instead he takes the case and the entire legal system, as well, to court. James Mason, Jack Warden, Nilo O'Shea and Charlotte Rampling co-star