Cool Hand Luke (1967)
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.
Director:
Stuart Rosenberg
Writers:
Donn Pearce, Frank Pierson.
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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 |
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Ralph Waite as Alibi |
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Chuck Hicks as Chief |
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Rance Howard as Sheriff |
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James Jeter as Wickerman |
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Buck Kartalian as Dynamite |
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Anthony Zerbe as Dog Boy |
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Warren Finnerty as Tattoo |
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John McLiam as Boss Keen |
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Charles Tyner as Boss Higgins |
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Joy Harmon as The Girl |
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Kim Kahana as Convict (uncredited) |
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Donn Pearce as Sailor (uncredited) |
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John Pearce as John (uncredited) |
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Rush Williams as Patrolman (uncredited) |
| Production | Carter DeHaven Jr. | Producer |
| Editing | Sam O'Steen | Editor |
| Production | Gordon Carroll | Producer |
| Sound | Lalo Schifrin | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Conrad Hall | Director of Photography |
| Art | Fred Price | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Larry Jost | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Donn Pearce | Screenplay |
| Directing | Stuart Rosenberg | Director |
| Writing | Frank Pierson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Donn Pearce | Novel |
| Art | Cary Odell | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Howard Shoup | Costume Design |
| Directing | Hank Moonjean | Assistant Director |
| Crew | M. James Arnett | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Hicks | Stunts |
| Sound | Dan Wallin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Burt Reilly | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Tommy Morgan | Additional Soundtrack |
| Lighting | Harry Sundby | Electrician |
| Camera | Jordan Cronenweth | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Barney Kessel | Additional Soundtrack |
| Costume & Make-Up | Craig Binkley | Set Dressing Artist |
| Lighting | Michael A. Jones | Rigging Gaffer |
| Camera | Thomas Del Ruth | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Writing | Hal Dresner | Writer |
| Camera | Robert C. Thomas | Assistant Camera |