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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Stuart Rosenberg |
| Stars: |
Strother Martin |
| Actors: |
Jo Van Fleet |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense · Recommended · Prison/Prisoners · Classic Fight Scenes · Essential Cinema · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Deluxe Edition |
| UPC: |
883929023172 |
| Release Date: |
1967 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 7min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Deluxe Edition, 2hr 7min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (September 09, 2008)
UPC: 883929023172 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 6min |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Frank Pierson |
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Professional Reviews
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(03/01/2006, p.132, Damien Love): 4 stars out of 5 -- "Simultaneously biting and blithe....Newman's effortless performance drives things..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"What we have here is a failure to communicate."--Captain (Strother Martin) to Luke (Paul Newman)
"Small town, not much to do in the evenin'."--Luke, explaining why he cut the heads off parking meters
"I can eat fifty eggs."--Luke
"Nobody can eat fifty eggs."--Dragline (George Kennedy)
"Wish you'd stop bein' so good to me, cap'n." Luke to Captain, after he's been put in chains
"He's a natural born world-shaker."--Dragline, about Luke |
| More Information |
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In this classic Southern prison drama, social misfit Lucas "Luke" Jackson (Paul Newman) is incarcerated for a petty crime and sentenced to a chain gang. Luke is a sullen and laconic young man whose cool defiance of the sadistic warden and bullying inmates earns him the title "Cool Hand Luke." But as the prisoners' respect for Luke grows into hero worship, he finds that he must risk everything in order to live up to their expectations. Filled with dozens of memorable scenes (Luke eating 50 eggs) and quotable lines ("What we have here is a failure to communicate."), COOL HAND LUKE is a testament to excellent screenwriting (Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson) and Newman's charm and skill as an actor. The film also features an outstanding supporting cast that includes George Kennedy, Strother Martin, and early screen appearances by Dennis Hopper and Harry Dean Stanton. |
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