Cool Hand Luke

Nov 1, 1967

2h 7m

★ 7.7

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.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Warner Bros.-Seven Arts

Jalem Productions

Cool Hand Luke Trailers

Cast

Luke Jackson

Paul Newman

Dragline

George Kennedy

Boss Paul

Luke Askew

Boss Godfrey

Morgan Woodward

Tramp

Harry Dean Stanton

Babalugats

Dennis Hopper

Koko

Lou Antonio

Loudmouth Steve

Robert Drivas

Captain

Strother Martin

Arletta

Jo Van Fleet

Carr

Clifton James

Rabbitt

Marc Cavell

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