Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Paul Newman and George Kennedy, who won an Academy Award for his role in the film. As Luke, a prisoner in a Florida prison camp who refuses to surrender to the system, Newman plays the main character. It is based on Donn Pearce's 1965 film Cool Hand Luke and is set in the early 1950s.

With his portrayal in Cool Hand Luke, Newman established himself as one of the most legendary cinema rebels. Newman portrays the eponymous character, a laid-back troublemaker doing a two-year sentence in a brutal Southern jail. Despite the fact that he is respected and admired by his fellow inmates, he refuses to submit to the prison's authority. Newman's magnetism carries the film, making him feel like a larger-than-life figure in the best conceivable manner. The writing is snappy and smart, and George Kennedy plays a terrific supporting part.

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Directed by: Stuart Rosenberg

Release date: October 31, 1967

Link to watch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061512