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.
CAST
Paul Newman Luke Jackson
George Kennedy Dragline
Luke Askew Boss Paul
Morgan Woodward Boss Godfrey
Harry Dean Stanton Tramp
Dennis Hopper Babalugats
Lou Antonio Koko
Robert Drivas Loudmouth Steve
Strother Martin Captain
Jo Van Fleet Arletta
Clifton James Carr
Marc Cavell Rabbitt
Richard Davalos Blind Dick
Robert Donner Boss Shorty
J.D. Cannon Society Red
DETAILS
Director of Photography Conrad L. Hall
Camera Operator Jordan Cronenweth
First Assistant Camera Thomas Del Ruth
Makeup Artist Gordon Bau
Producer Gordon Carroll
Hairstylist Jean Burt Reilly
Set Dressing Artist Craig Binkley
Rigging Gaffer Michael A. Jones
Stunts M. James Arnett
Original Music Composer Lalo Schifrin
Editor Sam O’Steen
Assistant Director Hank Moonjean
Director Stuart Rosenberg
Screenplay Donn Pearce
Novel Donn Pearce
United States of America / Jalem Productions / 127 minutes / Released 1967-06-22
