Cool Hand Luke (1967)

  • PG
  • 11/01/1967 (US)
  • Action, Drama, Crime
  • 2h 7m

The man... and the motion picture that simply do not conform.

Overview

When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable will. Luke's bravado, even in the face of repeated stints in the prison's dreaded solitary confinement cell, "the box," make him a rebel hero to his fellow convicts and a thorn in the side of the prison officers.

Donn Pearce

Screenplay, Novel

Stuart Rosenberg

Director

Frank Pierson

Screenplay

Cast

Paul Newman's headshot

Paul Newman

Luke Jackson
George Kennedy's headshot

George Kennedy

Dragline
Luke Askew's headshot

Luke Askew

Boss Paul
Morgan Woodward's headshot

Morgan Woodward

Boss Godfrey
Harry Dean Stanton's headshot

Harry Dean Stanton

Tramp
Dennis Hopper's headshot

Dennis Hopper

Babalugats
Lou Antonio's headshot

Lou Antonio

Koko
Robert Drivas's headshot

Robert Drivas

Loudmouth Steve

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