Cool Hand Luke (1967)

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Paul Newman plays Luke, an independent, stubborn prisoner in a southern jail-house who buts up against the authority and strict rules of society.
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The actors actually blacktopped a mile-long stretch of highway for the county during the road tarring sequence.

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What we've got here is...failure to communicate

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Paul Newman Luke
George Kennedy Dragline
J.D. Cannon Society Red
Lou Antonio Koko
Robert Drivas Loudmouth Steve
Strother Martin Captain
Jo Van Fleet Arletta
Clifton James Carr
Morgan Woodward Boss Godfrey
Luke Askew Boss Paul
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Name Cool Hand Luke
US Release Nov. 1, 1967
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Runtime 127
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Crime
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police
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Rating PG
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