Cool Hand Luke

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1967-11-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

126 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (109282 Reviews)

Director:

Stuart Rosenberg

Genres:

Crime Drama

Cast:

Paul Newman George Kennedy J.D. Cannon Lou Antonio

Writer:

Donn Pearce (screenplay)

Frank Pierson (screenplay)

Donn Pearce (novel)

Fullplot:

Luke Jackson is a cool, gutsy prisoner in a Southern chain gang, who, while refusing to buckle under to authority, keeps escaping and being recaptured. The prisoners admire Luke because, as Dragline explains it, "You're an original, that's what you are!" Nevertheless, the camp staff actively works to crush Luke until he finally breaks.

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