Cool Hand Luke

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.

• 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

• "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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