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Cool Hand Luke (1967) -- A man refuses to conform to life in a rural prison.

Overview

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Director:
Stuart Rosenberg
Writers:
Donn Pearce (screenplay) and
Frank Pierson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
1 November 1967 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
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
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations more
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(42 articles)
Paul Newman Tribute DVD Set Due in September
 (From Get The Big Picture. 1 July 2009, 10:00 AM, PDT)

Sam Mendes--The Hollywood Interview
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 14 June 2009, 9:44 PM, PDT)

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real cool more

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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Additional Details

Runtime:
126 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
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 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG | USA:GP (re-rating) (1970)
Filming Locations:
Jacksonville, Florida, USA more

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Trivia:
The movie's line "What we've got here is failure to communicate." was voted as the #11 movie quote by the American Film Institute more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Carr gives his famous "Night in the box" speech, just after he tells Luke he hopes he won't be any trouble, he drops the spoons with a clattering sound. In that instant, the camera cuts from a close-up to a long shot, and the cigar stump clenched in his mouth is suddenly now in his left hand. more
Quotes:
Dragline: He was smiling... That's right. You know, that, that Luke smile of his. He had it on his face right to the very end. Hell, if they didn't know it 'fore, they could tell right then that they weren't a-gonna beat him. That old Luke smile. Oh, Luke. He was some boy. Cool Hand Luke. Hell, he's a natural-born world-shaker. more
Soundtrack:
Cotton Fields more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
Why did Luke destroy the parking meters?
Is this movie based on a novel?
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34 out of 56 people found the following comment useful:-
real cool, 29 January 2001
Author: (albertomallofres-pantoja@wanadoo.es) from madrid, spain

Now that it has become sort of fashionable to speak or write badly about the films of the 60s and 70s, saying that people stopped going to the movie theatres during that fruitful period (which is not true), we must -more than ever-rate a flick as "Cool Hand Luke" as it really deserves. The rebel spirit of the lead character (played to perfection by the excellent Paul Newman) against that brutal and -most of the times- unfair "establishment" represented by the prison guards is a subject that remains as topical as ever. If this picture had been made today, it could also probably be good, but it would undoubtedly be much more unpleasant and filled with four-letter words. Besides, who could match the performances of Newman, George Kennedy (the deservedly Oscar-winner who has kept on making a brilliant career -do you remember him as "The Blue Knight"?), Strother Martin, J.D.Cannon, etc.? Jo Van Fleet´s character as Luke´s mother seems a sort of slightly-aged version of her role as James Dean´s mum in "East Of Eden", and it is really worthwhile. The scene of the hard-boiled eggs is a classic and a gem, but my favourite scene in the movie is that of the car-washing girl so wonderfully played by Joy Harmon (who is really a Joy for any man´s eyes); that character truly says a lot of things without speaking -her gorgeous body speaks for her! I must say that it´s not only one of the sexiest scenes I´ve ever seen in a film but also a very significative one: there is an enormous contrast between the image of the lass moving and shaking in complete and absolute freedom (even in her way of dressing) and the imprisoned men-at-work who watch her as something extremely desirable but, alas, completely out of reach. (The viewer can really feel like a prisoner too!). All in all, this is a fine film of the 60s, but also of the 70s, the 80s, the 90s, the 21st century and whatever God wants it to come.

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