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Release Date:
1 November 1967 (USA)
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Tagline:
"What we've got here is failure to communicate." more
Plot:
A man refuses to conform to life in a rural prison. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 4 wins
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6 nominations
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(48 articles)
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
(From Extra. 4 November 2009, 4:45 AM, PST)
They don't make them like Paul Newman anymore, a true giver
(From Monsters and Critics. 30 October 2009, 6:01 AM, PDT)
(From Extra. 4 November 2009, 4:45 AM, PST)
They don't make them like Paul Newman anymore, a true giver
(From Monsters and Critics. 30 October 2009, 6:01 AM, PDT)
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The anti-hero
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Paul Newman | ... | Luke |
 | George Kennedy | ... | Dragline |
| J.D. Cannon | ... | Society Red |
| Lou Antonio | ... | Koko |
| Robert Drivas | ... | Loudmouth Steve |
| Strother Martin | ... | Captain |
| Jo Van Fleet | ... | Arletta |
| Clifton James | ... | Carr |
| Morgan Woodward | ... | Boss Godfrey |
| Luke Askew | ... | Boss Paul |
| Marc Cavell | ... | Rabbitt |
| Richard Davalos | ... | Blind Dick |
| Robert Donner | ... | Boss Shorty |
| Warren Finnerty | ... | Tattoo |
 | Dennis Hopper | ... | Babalugats |
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Runtime:
126 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Norway:16 |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Australia:M |
Spain:7 |
Portugal:M/12 |
USA:Approved (certificate #21450) |
Sweden:15 |
France:-12 |
New Zealand:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Ireland:12 (blu-ray) (2008) |
Ireland:15 |
UK:15 |
Singapore:PG |
USA:GP (re-rating) (1970)
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The company that produced the film, Jalem Productions, is owned by Jack Lemmon.
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Continuity: After Luke cuts his chains with the axe, he ties the chains to his ankles with a strip off his trousers. He ties his left ankle but not his right, yet as he gets up and runs away both are tied on.
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Quotes:
Captain, Road Prison 36:
What we've got here is... failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach. So you get what we had here last week, which is the way he wants it... well, he gets it. I don't like it any more than you men.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Here Comes Garfield (1982) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Plastic Jesus
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One of the reasons that the late 60s/early 70s was such a powerful era in filmmaking is the emergence of the anti-hero (defined as an individual with heroic qualities, but not in a position we would usually find a hero). This is symbolized greatly in `Cool Hand Luke'. We can identify with Luke because his crime is venial and his concerns over the great questions of life are ours. It is because of this and his persuasive charm that the other prisoners (played remarkably well by Kennedy and a host of others to include Wayne Rogers, Ralph Waite, Dennis Hopper and one of the actors who played a crewmember on `Alien') live vicariously through him.
Filled with memorable scenes (the boxing match, 50 eggs, the fealty of his fellow prisoners who help him finish his food after his stomach is shrunk in solitary confinement, `shakin' it here boss', the sneezing dogs, and of course the carwash part) and outstanding character development (created by what is said and what is not said, i.e. the visiting brother), one of screen history's most repeated lines and the great acting of Newman, this movie deserves to be called a classic. Released the same year as `Bonnie and Clyde', it makes one long for the days when you needed a real script to make a movie.