▁Dennis ▁Ho pper ▁attempted ▁to ▁assert ▁himself ▁artist ically ▁on ▁the ▁set . ▁Perhaps ▁influenced ▁by ▁his ▁recent ▁experience ▁with ▁fellow ▁actor ▁James ▁Dean ' s ▁reb elli ous ▁attitude ▁on ▁the ▁sets ▁of ▁Reb el ▁Without ▁a ▁C ause ▁( 1 9 5 5 ) ▁and ▁Gi ant ▁( 1 9 5 6 ), ▁Ho pper ▁forced ▁H ath away ▁to ▁shoot ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 ▁takes ▁of ▁a ▁scene ▁before ▁he ▁acqu ies ced ▁to ▁H ath away ' s ▁dem ands . ▁After ▁the ▁shoot , ▁H ath away ▁reported ly ▁told ▁the ▁young ▁actor ▁that ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁was ▁over . ▁Ho pper ▁later ▁admitted ▁he ▁was ▁wrong ▁to ▁have ▁dis res pected ▁H ath away ▁as ▁a ▁youth ▁and ▁called ▁him ▁" the ▁fin est ▁director ▁I ▁have ▁ever ▁worked ▁with ", ▁working ▁again ▁with ▁H ath away ▁on ▁The ▁S ons ▁of ▁K atie ▁E lder ▁( 1 9 6 5 ) ▁and ▁True ▁G rit ▁( 1 9 6 9 ). ▁ ▁H ath away ▁then ▁made ▁a ▁mel od rama ▁Woman ▁Ob s essed ▁( 1 9 5 9 ) ▁and ▁thr iller ▁Seven ▁Th ieves ▁( 1 9 6 0 ). ▁He ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁Wayne ▁on ▁the ▁comedy - action ▁" nor thern ", ▁North ▁to ▁Al aska ▁( 1 9 6 0 ). ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁ ▁H ath away ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁direct ors ▁on ▁the ▁ep ic ▁C iner ama ▁Western , ▁How ▁the ▁West ▁Was