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 - bend to the arbitrary rules of his captivity. A cast of fine character actors, including George Kennedy in his Oscar-winning role of Dragline and the indelible Jo Van Fleet as Luke's mother, give Newman solid support. And Strother Martin is the Captain who taunts Luke with the now-legendary line, "What we've got here is...failure to communicate". No failure here. With rich humour and vibrant storytelling power, Cool Hand Luke succeeds resoundingly.
Cinematographer: Conrad Hall
Actor: Clifton James
Actor: Strother Martin
Actor: Ralph Waite
Actor: Morgan Woodward
Actor: Lou Antonio
Actor: George Kennedy
Actor: Anthony Zerbe
Actor: Wayne Rogers
Producer: Gordon Carroll
Actor: Jo Van Fleet
Actor: Joe Don Baker
Writer: Frank Pierson
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Actor: Paul Newman
Music: Lalo Schifrin
Writer: Donn Pearce
Writer: Frank R. Person
Actor: Dennis Hopper
Actor: Harry Dean Stanton
Actor: J.D. Cannon