Cool Hand Luke
Summary: A laid-back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
Release Date: November 01, 1967
Director:
Stuart Rosenberg
Runtime: 2 h 07 min
MPAA: GP
Production: Jalem Productions
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 3,200,000
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1950sabuseagainst the oddsagainst the systemaimlessnessalcoholismanti conformityanti heroantiheroarroganceatheistatrocityauthorityaxebanjobarbed wirebare chested malebased on novelbeatdownbelchingbetbettingbloodhoundbluffingbound in chainsboxingboxing matchbreasts pressed against a windowbudding friendshipburpingcar washchainchain gangcharacter name in titlecharacter repeats someone else's dialoguechili powderchrist allegorycigarette smokingcoercioncommunal showerconflicted heroconfrontationconfused boycontestcorporal punishmentdead dogdeathdeath of herodeath of motherdeath of protagonistdeath of title characterdeep southdeliberate crueltydignitydogdrifterdrunkennessdying friendeating contesteggenduranceescapeescape attemptescape from prisonexhaustionfailure to communicatefamous linefamous scorefistfightforced laborforename in titlefreedomfreeze framefriendshipfugitivegungutshard boiled egghard laborhardshipheatheroic deathhit in the faceimplied male nudityisolation celljesus statuejumping into waterkilling an animalloss of mothermagazinemain character shotmale male relationshipman forced to stripman wears briefsmirror sunglassesmiserable chain gang conditionsmother son relationshipmulletmullet haircutname changenational film registrynicknamenickname as titleoutsiderparking meterphotographplaying banjopokerpoliceprisonprison breakprison dramaprison escapeprison guardprisonerprologuepunched in the facepunishmentpurpose in lifequestioning authorityrattlesnakerebellionrebelliousnessrepeated sceneroad crewrunning awayrural settingsadistsadistic wardenscene during opening creditsshootoutshovelshowersmilesmoking tobaccosnakesocial commentarysolitary confinementsouthern u.s.stealing a carstubbornnesssunglassessurvivorsweatsweatingsweatysweaty clothsweaty facetalking to godtarmacthreatthree word titletimeframe 1950stirednesstitle spoken by charactertobaccotoiltorn picturetough guytrackingtraffic signalvandalismvirilitywagerwashing a car
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