Title:

Cool Hand Luke

Synopsis:

Luke Jackson 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 is for each prisoner to ”get their mind right,” it soon becomes obvious that Luke is not about to kowtow to anybody. When challenged to a fistfight by fellow inmate Dragline, Luke simply refuses to give up, even though he’s brutally beaten. Luke knows how to win at poker, even with bad cards, by using his smarts and playing it cool. Luke also figures out a way for the men to get their work done in half the usual time, giving them the afternoon off. Finally, when Luke finds out his mother has died, he plots his escape; when he’s caught, he simply escapes again. Soon, Luke becomes a symbol of hope and resilience to the other men in the prison camp -- and a symbol of rebelliousness that must be stamped out to the guards and the captain.

Format:

DVD

Movie Release Year:

1967

Rating:

Barcode:

8392902317

Genre:

Classics

Drama

Show Type:

Movie

Date Added:

2018-02-07 17:57:18

Original Aspect Ratio:

2.35:1

Actors:

Paul Newman

George Kennedy

Strother Martin

Jo Van

Lou Antonio

Robert Drivas

J.D. Cannon

Directors:

Stuart Rosenberg

Runtime:

126

Country of Purchase:

United States

Release Date:

1967-11-01

Studios:

Warner Bros.

Discs:

Region:

Packaging:

Snap Case

Automatic Estimated Value:

~$15.27

Automatic Estimated Date:

2026-03-15

Date Added:

2018-02-07 17:57:18

Cool Hand Luke

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