Cool Hand Luke

- Release date: November 1, 1967
- Running time: 126 minutes
- Starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Strother Martin and Morgan Woodward
- Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
- Screenplay adapted from the novel by Donn Pearce
- Selected for preservation by the National Film Registry in 2005

Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 film starring Paul Newman as a prisoner who refuses to conform to the rules and his fellow inmates who look up to him. Based on a novel by Donna Pearce, the movie follows Luke as he tries to stand up to his guards as they try to break his spirit with a series of punishments. The movie was a critical success and earned George Kennedy an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. It also helped establish Paul Newman as a major star.
Characters
- Paul Newman - Luke
- George Kennedy - Dragline
- J.D. Cannon - Society Red
- Lou Antonio - Koko
- Robert Drivas - Loudmouth Steve
- Strother Martin - Captain
- Jo Van Fleet - Arletta
- Clifton James - Carr
Quotes
- "What we got here is... failure to communicate" - Captain
- "That ditch is Boss Kean's ditch. And I told him that dirt in it's your dirt. What's your dirt doin' in his ditch?" - Boss Paul
- "My boy says he can eat fifty eggs, he can eat fifty eggs" - Dragline

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