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77% Critic Match
Cool Hand Luke
“The man... and the motion picture that simply do not conform.”
7.7 / 10• 1967• 2h 7m•PG• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Paul Newman
Luke Jackson
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stuart Rosenberg's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Cool Hand Luke is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
