Cool Hand Luke (1967) | |
| Director(s) | Stuart Rosenberg |
| Producer(s) | Gordon Carroll, Carter De Haven Jr. (associate) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Prison |
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Cool Hand Luke Overview:
Cool Hand Luke (1967) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Stuart Rosenberg and produced by Gordon Carroll and Carter De Haven Jr..
The film was based on the novel of the same name written by Donn Pearce published in 1965.
SYNOPSIS
"What we have here is a failure to communicate." Newman wakes up on a Southern chain gang after a destructive drunken spree. Stuck in a stink hole of a prison, he refuses to give up his dignity or humor to abusive authorities.
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.Cool Hand Luke was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2005.
Academy Awards 1967 --- Ceremony Number 40 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Paul Newman | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | George Kennedy | Won |
| Best Music - Scoring | Lalo Schifrin | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Donn Pearce, Frank R. Pierson | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Cool Hand Luke (1967, Stuart Rosenberg)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 2, 2020 From The Stop ButtonMaybe a third of the way into Cool Hand Luke, the film all of a sudden starts getting really good. It?s when Jo Van Fleet makes her appearance, which provides the film both its single best acting?Newman and Van Fleet are exquisite in the scene?and also director Rosenberg showing he?s actually got a ... Read full article
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
By Beatrice on Jul 6, 2019 From Flickers in TimeCool Hand Luke Directed by Stuart Rosenberg Written by Don Pearce and Frank Pierson from Pearce’s novel 1967/USA Jalem Productions Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die The Christ symbolism and anti-establishment message haven’t aged all that well. ... Read full article
Review: Cool Hand Luke (1967)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 15, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsWhile I might not consider it one of the finest films ever produced, Cool Hand Luke features one of the most mythic characters ever conceived for the movies. He’s one of those figures who can seemingly only exist on celluloid. Luke Jackson comes out of a certain turbulent period in American hi... Read full article
Cool Hand Luke: Newman?s Double?
By Judy on Jun 21, 2014 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouThis post is part of Silver Screenings‘ and The Rosebud Cinema’s 1967 in Film Blogathon. Check out the other entries on their sites! It?s not surprising, given the film?s condemnation of authority and celebration of rebellion, that Cool Hand Luke came out in 1967 in the midst of Vietnam... Read full article
Cool Hand Luke: Newman?s Double?
By Judy on Jun 21, 2014 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouThis post is part of Silver Screenings‘ and The Rosebud Cinema’s 1967 in Film Blogathon. Check out the other entries on their sites! It?s not surprising, given the film?s condemnation of authority and celebration of rebellion, that Cool Hand Luke came out in 1967 in the midst of Vietnam... Read full article
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Quotes from
Luke: Let him go. Bam, Bam.
Dragline: Knock it off, Luke. You can't talk about Him that way.
Luke: Are you still believin' in that big bearded Boss up there? You think he's watchin' us?
Dragline: Get in here. Ain't ya scared? Ain't ya scared of dyin'?
Luke: Dyin'? Boy, he can have this little life any time he wants to. Do ya hear that? Are ya hearin' it? Come on. You're welcome to it, ol' timer. Let me know you're up there. Come on. Love me, hate me, kill me, anything. Just let me know it.
[He looks around]
Luke: I'm just standin' in the rain talkin' to myself.
Dragline: Why you got to go and say fifty eggs for? Why not thirty-five or thirty-nine?
Luke: I thought it was a nice round number.
Captain, Road Prison 36: You run one time, you got yourself a set of chains. You run twice you got yourself two sets. You ain't gonna need no third set, 'cause you gonna get your mind right.
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Facts about
When the famous line "What we've got here is a failure to communicate" is no originally spoken by the Captain (Strother Martin) he omits the "a"; but when Luke (Paul Newman) repeats the line at the end while in the church, he says "a failure to communicate." Thus, the line can be quoted correctly both with and without the "a".
Anthony Zerbe's film debut.
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