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Cool Hand Luke

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.

1967 |2h 7m |  Action, Drama, Crime

Videos

Cast

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Paul Newman

Luke Jackson

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George Kennedy

Dragline

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Luke Askew

Boss Paul

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Morgan Woodward

Boss Godfrey

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Harry Dean Stanton

Tramp

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Dennis Hopper

Babalugats

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Robert Drivas

Loudmouth Steve

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Strother Martin

Captain

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Jo Van Fleet

Arletta

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Clifton James

Carr

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Marc Cavell

Rabbitt

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Richard Davalos

Blind Dick

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Robert Donner

Boss Shorty

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J.D. Cannon

Society Red

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Joe Don Baker

Fixer

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James Gammon

Sleepy

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Chuck Hicks

Chief

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Rance Howard

Sheriff

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James Jeter

Wickerman

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Joy Harmon

The Girl

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Anthony Zerbe

Dog Boy

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Warren Finnerty

Tattoo

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John McLiam

Boss Keen

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Wayne Rogers

Gambler

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Charles Tyner

Boss Higgins

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Ralph Waite

Alibi

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Buck Kartalian

Dynamite

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Rush Williams

Patrolman (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$3,200,000.00

Revenue

$16,217,773.00