Cool Hand Luke Franchise Guide: Movie Facts and Legacy

Cool Hand Luke (1967) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. The man... and the motion picture that simply do not conform.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists TCM. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Paul Newman as Luke Jackson; George Kennedy as Dragline; Luke Askew as Boss Paul; Morgan Woodward as Boss Godfrey; Harry Dean Stanton as Tramp; Dennis Hopper as Babalugats; Lou Antonio as Koko; Robert Drivas as Loudmouth Steve

About Cool Hand Luke

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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