Cool Hand Luke · LeviOsa

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Cool Hand Luke · LeviOsa

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1967·PG

The man... and the motion picture that simply do not conform.

DramaCrime2h 7m

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100%

Tomatometer

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95%

Popcornmeter

7.7

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

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Quentin Tarantino on Cool Hand Luke

Quentin Tarantino on Cool Hand Luke

Failure to Communicate

Failure to Communicate

Luke Boxes Dragline

Luke Boxes Dragline

I Can Eat Fifty Eggs

I Can Eat Fifty Eggs

The Making of Cool Hand Luke

The Making of Cool Hand Luke

Details

DirectorStuart Rosenberg

ReleasedNov 1, 1967

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$3.2M

Revenue

$16.2M

Parental guidePGUS

Studios

Warner Bros.-Seven ArtsJalem Productions

Cast

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Luke Jackson

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Dragline

Luke Askew

Luke Askew

Boss Paul

Morgan Woodward

Morgan Woodward

Boss Godfrey

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Tramp

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Babalugats

Lou Antonio

Lou Antonio

Koko

Robert Drivas

Robert Drivas

Loudmouth Steve

Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Captain

Jo Van Fleet

Jo Van Fleet

Arletta

Clifton James

Clifton James

Carr

Marc Cavell

Marc Cavell

Rabbitt

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Reviews

10 reviews · 7 critics · 2 fans

9 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Though hampered by Stuart Rosenberg's direction, Cool Hand Luke is held aloft by a stellar script and one of Paul Newman's most indelible performances.”

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John Mahoney

RTThe Hollywood ReporterDec 15, 2020

Well written by Pearce and Pierson and acted by a most talented ensemble of performers, Luke succeeds as both a highly humorous and deeply dramatic study of the immolation of human spirit in captivity and as an allegory.

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Jake Wilson

RTThe Age (Australia)Sep 27, 2018

The whole thing depends on Newman's blue eyes, easy grin, and ability to appear charismatic but never cocky.

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Dave Kehr

RTChicago ReaderApr 23, 2009

Stuart Rosenberg's direction is a horror, but the cast teems with so many familiar faces that this 1967 film can't help but entertain.

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Bianca Garner

RTFilmotomyOct 10, 2024

Cool Hand Luke has one of cinema’s best character introductions and film openings.

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Information

Title

Cool Hand Luke

Released

Nov 1, 1967

Rated

PG

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h 7m

Status

Released

Studios

Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, Jalem Productions

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