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Cool Hand Luke (1967) Paul Newman 4K UHD to Buy (Digital)
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Great prison movie, up there with The Shawshank Redemption, looks even better in 4K
Academy Award winner Paul Newman stars with George Kennedy in this story of a man who will not surrender to authority--even at the cost of his life. When social misfit Luke Jackson (Newman) is sentenced to a Southern prison for a petty crime, his intelligence, calm under pressure and inability to accept defeat soon gain him the respect of his fellow inmates on the chain gang--and the nickname Cool Hand Luke. But they also earn Luke the enmity of the warden, who cannot allow any inmate to challenge his authority. When Luke's mother dies, he decides to escape ... and he will not allow anyone to stop him.
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When petty criminal Luke Jackson (Paul Newman) is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden (Strother Martin) or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline (George Kennedy), who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable will. Luke's bravado, even in the face of repeated stints in the prison's dreaded solitary confinement cell, "the box," make him a rebel hero to his fellow convicts and a thorn in the side of the prison officers.
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Though hampered by Stuart Rosenberg's direction, Cool Hand Luke is held aloft by a stellar script and one of Paul Newman's most indelible performances.
Academy Award winner Paul Newman stars with George Kennedy in this story of a man who will not surrender to authority--even at the cost of his life. When social misfit Luke Jackson (Newman) is sentenced to a Southern prison for a petty crime, his intelligence, calm under pressure and inability to accept defeat soon gain him the respect of his fellow inmates on the chain gang--and the nickname Cool Hand Luke. But they also earn Luke the enmity of the warden, who cannot allow any inmate to challenge his authority. When Luke's mother dies, he decides to escape ... and he will not allow anyone to stop him.
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When petty criminal Luke Jackson (Paul Newman) is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden (Strother Martin) or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline (George Kennedy), who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable will. Luke's bravado, even in the face of repeated stints in the prison's dreaded solitary confinement cell, "the box," make him a rebel hero to his fellow convicts and a thorn in the side of the prison officers.
- Rating: PG
- Genre: Drama
- Original Language: English
- Director: Stuart Rosenberg
- Producer: Gordon Carroll
- Writer: Frank Pierson, Donn Pearce, Donn Pearce
- Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 1967 Wide
- Release Date (Streaming): Jun 24, 1997
- Runtime: 2h 9m
- Distributor: Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Sound Mix: Mono
- Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)
Movie + Age Ratings:
Critics Consensus
Though hampered by Stuart Rosenberg's direction, Cool Hand Luke is held aloft by a stellar script and one of Paul Newman's most indelible performances.
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sorted byEnding always made me feel down though. Car wash scene was interesting but unfortunately in all the years since getting the car washed nothing similar has happened to me.