Anthony Zerbe, Dennis Hopper, George Kennedy
A brooding loner is sentenced to a prison chain-gang, stands up to the Nazi-like guards, and eventually becomes the leader of his fellow prisoners.
DVD Release Date: November 3, 1997
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September 30, 2009The ultimate anti-hero, Cool Hand Luke said a lot about the 60's and still stands up today. Fight the system, the system will probably win but at least you didn't bend over and take it!
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January 15, 2009"What we've got here is failure to communicate."
Luke Jackson (Paul Newman) is sentenced to a stretch on a southern chain gang after he's arrested for drunkenly decapitating parking meters. While the avowed ambition of the captain (Strother Martin) is for each prisoner to...( read more) -
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November 1, 2008One of those seminal prison dramas. Excellent cast and no matter how many times you've seen it, you get caught up in things.
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October 22, 2008cool hand luke is a fun movie. it suffers from a slow pace and the complete lack of a plot, but newman is excellent as always and the end was perfect. the film also had some unforgetable moments, like the boxing match and the egg eating, cementing this as a very good film and a...( read more)
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November 14, 2009This was a movie that had my full attention right from the get go and I never lost interest once. Paul Newman is the man. This was one fo the best acting jobs I have ever seen. George Kennedy and Harry dean Stanton were awesome in a supporting roles. Even the villains in this mov...( read more)
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November 4, 2009Another film that captures prison monotony, with possible Bresson influences and an obvious influence to Shawshank. Again: why would anyone care for feeling monotony? More often than not it will appear with no cinematic force. Two-thirds gets a 0/10, last third gets 5/10. And all...( read more)
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October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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October 16, 2008This was one of the top ten films of 1967 and its easy to see why it remains of the best of Paul Newman's astounding career. However,Newman's performance is electrifying as a man who refuses to be buckled by the system that put him there. Nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture,Best Actor(Newman),and Best Supporting Actor(George Kennedy),and won for Best Supporting Actor for George Kennedy. It is one of Newman's best right up there with "The Hustler","Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid",and "The Sting".
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September 24, 2006Paul Newman at his best, in my opinion! Why he didn't win an Oscar for his potrayal as a loner in a prison chain gang who follows the beat of a different drummer is beyond me!
But hell, "Cool Hand Luke" is a flick that should not be missed if you crave films with great acting and an above average plot!
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