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Cool Hand Luke

Duration :

127

Summary: "What we got here is failure to communicate...some men you just can't reach," says prison camp captain Strother Martin. For Luke Jackson, no words could be more true. Paul Newman stars as Luke, a rebellious chain-gang prisoner working off his sentence under the watch of the captain and his ruthless guards, in this 1967 classic that earned the actor an Oscar(R) nomination for Best Actor. George Kennedy won Best Supporting Actor for his performance as inmate honcho Dragline who pals with Luke to the ire of the bosses who make it their personal business to break the ever-troublesome pair. Co-starring J.D. Cannon, Robert Drivas, Lou Antonio, Strother Martin and Jo Van Fleet. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg; screenplay by Donn Pearce and Frank R. Pierson. (PG) (AC,AL,V)

PRODUCER : Gordon Carroll

CAST : Paul Newman,George Kennedy,J.D. Cannon,Robert Drivas,Lou Antonio,Strother Martin,Jo Van Fleet

WRITER : Donn Pearce,Frank R. Pierson

DIRECTOR : Stuart Rosenberg

Genre : Action

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