Cool Hand Luke
Crime, Drama
Warner Bros.  (1967) 127 mins NR

8.3 (35,089 votes) Top 250: #119
His crime: nonconformity. His sentence: the chain gang. Paul Newman plays one of his best-loved roles as Cool Hand Luke, the loner who won't--or can't--comform to the arbitrary rules of his captivity....

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Cast and Crew
George Kennedy  ......  Dragline
Strother Martin  ......  Captain
Jo Van Fleet  ......  Arletta
J.D. Cannon  ......  Society Red
Paul Newman  ......  Luke
Robert Drivas  ......  Loudmouth Steve
Director  .....  Stuart Rosenberg
Producer  .....  Gordon Carroll; Carter De Haven Jr.
Writer  .....  Frank Pierson; Donn Pearce
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: After Luke cuts his chains with the axe, he ties the chains to his ankles with a strip off his trousers. He ties his left ankle but not his right, yet as he gets up and runs away both are tied on. (more)

Trivia:
While passing by the prison camp set, a San Joaquin County building inspector thought it was a recently constructed migrant worker's complex, and posted "condemned" notices on the buildings for not being up to code. (more)

Filming Locations:
Lodi, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Boss Paul: That ditch is Boss Kean's ditch. And I told him that dirt in it's your dirt. What's your dirt doin' in his ditch?
Luke: I don't know, Boss.
Boss Paul: You better get in there and get it out, boy.
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations (more)