Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke poster
Luke Jackson is a cool, gutsy prisoner in a Southern chain gang, who, while refusing to buckle under to authority, keeps escaping and being recaptured. The prisoners admire Luke because, as Dragline explains it, "You're an original, that's what you are!" Nevertheless, the camp staff actively works to crush Luke until he finally breaks.

Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Writer: Donn Pearce (screenplay), Frank Pierson (screenplay), Donn Pearce (novel)
Production: N/A
Genre: crime, drama
Year: 1967
MetaScore: 92/100
ImdbRating: 8.1
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 01 Nov 1967
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations.


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Movie Video Clips

A handful of nothin' - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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A handful of nothin'
What we've got here is - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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What we've got here is
That's right - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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That's right
I'm just doing my job - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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I'm just doing my job
Sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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Sometimes nothin' can be a real cool...
You can't talk about Him that way - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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You can't talk about Him that way
Lookie here - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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Lookie here
That's my darling Luke - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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That's my darling Luke
Whatever I done - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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Whatever I done
Them clothes got laundry numbers on them - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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Them clothes got laundry numbers on them
Anybody here - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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Anybody here
I wished people was like dogs - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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I wished people was like dogs
You run one time - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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You run one time
He ain't in the box because of the joke played on him - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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He ain't in the box because of the joke...
For your own good - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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For your own good
Babalugats - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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Babalugats
We always thought you was strong enough to carry it - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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We always thought you was strong enough...
God she don't know what she's doing - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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God she don't know what she's doing
Small town - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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Small town
Look what he done to Blue - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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Look what he done to Blue
You're beat - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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You're beat
You hang on - screenshot from movie Cool Hand Luke
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You hang on

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Movie Cast

Luke - Paul Newman
Dragline - George Kennedy
Society Red - J.D. Cannon
Koko - Lou Antonio
Loudmouth Steve - Robert Drivas
Captain - Strother Martin
Arletta - Jo Van Fleet
Carr - Clifton James
Boss Godfrey - Morgan Woodward
Boss Paul - Luke Askew
Rabbitt - Marc Cavell
Blind Dick - Richard Davalos
Boss Shorty - Robert Donner
Tattoo - Warren Finnerty
Babalugats - Dennis Hopper
Boss Keen - John McLiam
Gambler - Wayne Rogers
Tramp - Harry Dean Stanton
Boss Higgins - Charles Tyner
Alibi - Ralph Waite
Dog Boy - Anthony Zerbe
Dynamite - Buck Kartalian
The Girl - Joy Harmon
Fixer - Joe Don Baker
- James Bradley Jr.
Sleepy - James Gammon
Stupid blonde - Norman Goodwins
Chief - Chuck Hicks
Sheriff - Rance Howard
Wickerman - James Jeter
Convict - Kim Kahana
Jabo - Robert Luster
Sailor - Donn Pearce
John - John Pearce
Ben - Cyril 'Chips' Robinson
Luke's Nephew - Eddie Rosson
Patrolman - Rush Williams