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:
Frank Pierson, Donn Pearce.
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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) |
| Sound | Lalo Schifrin | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Cary Odell | Art Direction |
| Directing | Stuart Rosenberg | Director |
| Art | Fred Price | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Larry Jost | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Frank Pierson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Donn Pearce | Novel |
| Editing | Sam O'Steen | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Howard Shoup | Costume Design |
| Production | Carter DeHaven Jr. | Producer |
| Production | Gordon Carroll | Producer |
| Camera | Conrad Hall | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Donn Pearce | Screenplay |
| Sound | Dan Wallin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Hank Moonjean | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Burt Reilly | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Barney Kessel | Additional Soundtrack |
| Camera | Thomas Del Ruth | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Harry Sundby | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Craig Binkley | Set Dressing Artist |
| Camera | Jordan Cronenweth | Camera Operator |
| Crew | M. James Arnett | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Hicks | Stunts |
| Sound | Tommy Morgan | Additional Soundtrack |
| Lighting | Michael A. Jones | Rigging Gaffer |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Writing | Hal Dresner | Writer |
| Camera | Robert C. Thomas | Assistant Camera |