Cool Hand Luke
Directors
Stuart Rosenberg
Actors
- Paul Newman
- George Kennedy
- Strother Martin
Credits: 2
Summary
A laid-back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
More about this movie
Luke Jackson is a cool, gutsy prisoner in a Southern chain gang, who, while refusing to buckle under to authority, keeps escaping and being recaptured. The prisoners admire Luke because, as Dragline explains it, "You're an original, that's what you are!" Nevertheless, the camp staff actively works to crush Luke until he finally breaks.