Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The man... and the motion picture that simply do not conform.
Synopsis
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
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Paul Newman
as Luke Jackson
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George Kennedy
as Dragline
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Luke Askew
as Boss Paul
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Morgan Woodward
as Boss Godfrey
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Harry Dean Stanton
as Tramp
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Dennis Hopper
as Babalugats
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Lou Antonio
as Koko
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Robert Drivas
as Loudmouth Steve
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Strother Martin
as Captain
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Jo Van Fleet
as Arletta
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Clifton James
as Carr
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Marc Cavell
as Rabbitt
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Richard Davalos
as Blind Dick
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Robert Donner
as Boss Shorty
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J.D. Cannon
as Society Red
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Joe Don Baker
as Fixer
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James Gammon
as Sleepy
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Wayne Rogers
as Gambler
Crew
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Stuart Rosenberg
Director
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Conrad Hall
Director of Photography
- Sam O'Steen Editor
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Lalo Schifrin
Original Music Composer
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Gordon Carroll
Producer
- Carter DeHaven Jr. Producer
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Frank Pierson
Screenplay
- Donn Pearce Screenplay
- Hal Dresner Writer