Cool Hand Luke( 1967)

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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.

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Paul Newman
Luke Jackson
George Kennedy
Dragline
Luke Askew
Boss Paul
Morgan Woodward
Boss Godfrey
Harry Dean Stanton
Tramp
Dennis Hopper
Babalugats
Lou Antonio
Koko
Robert Drivas
Loudmouth Steve
Strother Martin
Captain
Jo Van Fleet
Arletta
Clifton James
Carr
Marc Cavell
Rabbitt
Richard Davalos
Blind Dick
Robert Donner
Boss Shorty
J.D. Cannon
Society Red
Joe Don Baker
Fixer
James Gammon
Sleepy
Wayne Rogers
Gambler
Ralph Waite
Alibi
Chuck Hicks
Chief
Rance Howard
Sheriff
James Jeter
Wickerman
Buck Kartalian
Dynamite
Anthony Zerbe
Dog Boy
Warren Finnerty
Tattoo
John McLiam
Boss Keen
Charles Tyner
Boss Higgins
Joy Harmon
The Girl
Kim Kahana
Convict (uncredited)
Donn Pearce
Sailor (uncredited)
John Pearce
John (uncredited)
Rush Williams
Patrolman (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Sat Jan 19 2019

Oh Luke you wild beautiful thing! Luke (Paul Newman) lands himself in a Deep South prison farm for drunkenly cutting the heads off of parking meters. Once at the farm Luke refuses to be ground down by the system and its grinning warden (a brilliant Strother Martin). As things role by Luke becomes something of a hero to his fellow inmates and this is not lost on the authority in charge of the farm. Things are sure to come to a head as Luke rebels to the point of no return... Division of Corrections. Road Prison 36. The close examination of Cool Hand Luke over the years has rightly throw...