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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.
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- 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
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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
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Cool Hand Luke on Amazon
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Cool Hand Luke: A Novel - $15.95
Out of his experiences working on a chain gang, Donn Pearce created Cool Hand Luke, war hero turned "pretty evil feller," whose refusal to "git his mind right" becomes part of his fellow convicts' mythology of survival.
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Cool Hand Luke [Blu-ray] - $28.99
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/09/2008 Run time: 127 minutes Rating: Pg
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Cool Hand Luke (Deluxe Edition) - $19.98
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/09/2008 Run time: 127 minutes Rating: Pg
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