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The man... and the motion picture that simply do not conform. - Cool Hand Luke
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Title: Cool Hand Luke

Release Date: 1 Nov 1967

Runtime: 2h 7m

Genre: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, Jalem Productions

Production Companies: Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, Jalem Productions

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.7 (1432 votes)

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
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