The man... and the motion picture that simply do not conform.
When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, 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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Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- intimateepic
Who loves it, who doesn't
57 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
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“Is Paul Newman the best thing in Cool Hand Luke?”
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“Is it the best drama film of its decade?”
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“Would Cool Hand Luke hit harder if it came out today rather than in 1967?”
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Cast
- Paul NewmanLuke Jackson
- George KennedyDragline
- Luke AskewBoss Paul
- Morgan WoodwardBoss Godfrey
- Harry Dean StantonTramp
- Dennis HopperBabalugats
- Lou AntonioKoko
- Robert DrivasLoudmouth Steve
- Strother MartinCaptain
- Jo Van FleetArletta
Crew
- Stuart RosenbergDirector
- Donn PearceScreenplay
- Frank PiersonScreenplay
- Hal DresnerWriter
- Donn PearceNovel
- Conrad HallDirector of Photography
- Lalo SchifrinOriginal Music Composer
- Sam O'SteenEditor
- Carter DeHaven Jr.Producer
- Gordon CarrollProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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Hombre 196782% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form.
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The Secret History 199276% alikeBook · Both earnest.
Hill Street Blues 198173% alikeSeries · Both earnest.
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