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Cool Hand Luke

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Cool Hand Luke

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Summary

Prison drama starring Paul Newman and George Kennedy. After being sentenced to two years on a chain gang, Luke Jackson is faced with the unrelenting demands of the camp's daily routine. However, his resilience quickly antagonises the gang boss.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Tony Sloman

Chiming perfectly with the Summer of Love in which it was released, this subtle blend of acknowledging the needs of the individual and respecting a freedom of spirit was one of the key American films of the 1960s. It's basically an old-fashioned chain-gang movie - not much had changed at Warner Bros since the days of Paul Muni's I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang - except that this time the tale is told in stunning Technicolor. Paul Newman is superb in the Muni role, and both the prologue and the egg-eating scene have become screen classics. The religious symbolism does get a little tiresome, but the movie is clearly the career high point of director Stuart Rosenberg and a real credit to Jack Lemmon's production company. The film was also influential in the massive popularity of Ray-Bans!

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Cast

rolenameLuke JacksonPaul NewmanDraglineGeorge KennedySociety RedJ D CannonKokoLou AntonioLoudmouth SteveRobert DrivasCaptainStrother MartinArlettaJo Van FleetCarrClifton JamesBoss GodfreyMorgan WoodwardBoss PaulLuke AskewRabbittMarc CavellBabalugatsDennis HopperBlind DickRichard DavalosGamblerWayne RogersTrampHarry Dean StantonAlibiRalph WaiteDog BoyAnthony ZerbeSleepyJames GammonFixerJoe Don Baker

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rolenameDirectorStuart Rosenberg

Details

Theatrical distributor

Warner Pathe Ltd

Languages

English

Guidance

Some violence, brief nudity.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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