Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke
Directed byStuart Rosenberg
Screenplay by
  • Donn Pearce
  • Frank R. Pierson
Based onCool Hand Luke
by Donn Pearce
Produced byGordon Carroll
Starring
CinematographyConrad Hall
Edited bySam O'Steen
Music byLalo Schifrin
Distributed byWarner Bros.-Seven Arts
Release date
  • November 1, 1967 (1967-11-01)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.2 million[1]
Box office$16.2 million[2]

Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prison drama movie directed by Stuart Rosenberg.[3] It stars Paul Newman and George Kennedy, who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role. Newman stars as Luke, a prisoner in a Florida prison camp who refuses to work by rules and the system.

References

  1. ↑ Hannan, Brian (2016). Coming Back to a Theater Near You: A History of Hollywood Reissues, 1914–2014. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., pg. 178, ISBN 978-1-4766-2389-4.
  2. ↑ "Cool Hand Luke - Box Office Data, DVD and Blu-ray Sales, Movie News, Cast and Crew Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Cool Hand Luke". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.