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Cool Hand Luke (1967)

PG11/01/1967Drama, Crime2h 7m
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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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Paul Newman

    Luke Jackson

  2. Cast 1

    George Kennedy

    Dragline

  3. Cast 1

    Luke Askew

    Boss Paul

  4. Cast 1

    Morgan Woodward

    Boss Godfrey

  5. Cast 1

    Harry Dean Stanton

    Tramp

  6. Cast 1

    Dennis Hopper

    Babalugats

  7. Cast 1

    Lou Antonio

    Koko

  8. Cast 1

    Robert Drivas

    Loudmouth Steve

  9. Cast 1

    Strother Martin

    Captain

**Celebrate rebellion at a time when everything deserved to be questioned.** The late sixties marked the rise of a culture of rebellion and challenge to the established order. Young people, university students, minorities, suddenly society goes into upheaval and begins to question and make demands. In a very specific way, I think this film fits very well into this movement, giving us the story of a man who made mistakes and paid – that's for sure – and who, between hits and misses, wanted to find his own space in the world and live life on his terms. Luke Jackson is truly a non-conformis...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$3,200,000.00

Revenue $16,217,773.00

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