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Cool Hand Luke (1967)
8.1 Rating
127 min
A laid back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
A laid back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
In early 1950s Florida, decorated World War II veteran Lucas "Luke" Jackson drunkenly beheads several parking meters. He is sentenced to two years on a chain gang in a prison camp run by the Captain (a stern warden) and Walking Boss Godfrey (a quiet rifleman) nicknamed "the man with no eyes" because he always wears mirrored sunglasses. There, even minor violations are punished by "a night in the box", a small wooden booth in the prison yard with limited air and space.
Luke refuses to observe the established order.
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Crime
Release: Nov 01, 1967
Based on: Cool Hand Luke by Donn Pearce
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Production: Jalem Productions, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
Cast:
Paul Newman as Lucas "Luke" Jackson
George Kennedy as Clarence "Dragline" Slidell
Strother Martin as The Captain
Jo Van Fleet as Arletta Jackson
Joy Harmon as “Lucille”
Morgan Woodward as Walking Boss / Godfrey
Luke Askew as Boss Paul
Robert Donner as Boss "Shorty"
Clifton James as Carr, The Floor Walker
John McLiam as Boss Kean
Andre Trottier as Boss Popler
Charles Tyner as Boss Higgins
J. D. Cannon as "Society Red"
Lou Antonio as "Koko"
Robert Drivas as Steve "Loudmouth Steve"
Marc Cavell as "Rabbitt"
Richard Davalos as Dick "Blind Dick"
Warren Finnerty as "Tattoo"
Dennis Hopper as Babalugats
Wayne Rogers as "Gambler"
Harry Dean Stanton as "Tramp"
Ralph Waite as "Alibi"
Anthony Zerbe as "Dog Boy"
Buck Kartalian as "Dynamite"
Joe Don Baker as "Fixer"
James Gammon as "Sleepy"
Production: Jalem Productions, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
Cast:
Paul Newman as Lucas "Luke" Jackson
George Kennedy as Clarence "Dragline" Slidell
Strother Martin as The Captain
Jo Van Fleet as Arletta Jackson
Joy Harmon as “Lucille”
Morgan Woodward as Walking Boss / Godfrey
Luke Askew as Boss Paul
Robert Donner as Boss "Shorty"
Clifton James as Carr, The Floor Walker
John McLiam as Boss Kean
Andre Trottier as Boss Popler
Charles Tyner as Boss Higgins
J. D. Cannon as "Society Red"
Lou Antonio as "Koko"
Robert Drivas as Steve "Loudmouth Steve"
Marc Cavell as "Rabbitt"
Richard Davalos as Dick "Blind Dick"
Warren Finnerty as "Tattoo"
Dennis Hopper as Babalugats
Wayne Rogers as "Gambler"
Harry Dean Stanton as "Tramp"
Ralph Waite as "Alibi"
Anthony Zerbe as "Dog Boy"
Buck Kartalian as "Dynamite"
Joe Don Baker as "Fixer"
James Gammon as "Sleepy"