Cool Hand Luke

(Warner Bros.) Release Date: November 1, 1967 Director: Stuart Rosenberg Writer: Donn Pearce, Frank Pierson Cast: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon, Lou Antonio, Robert Drivas, Strother Martin, Jo Van Fleet, Clifton James, Morgan Woodward, Luke Askew Plot: Luke Jackson is a cool, gutsy prisoner in a Southern chain gang, who, while refusing to buckle under to authority, keeps escaping and being recaptured. The prisoners admire Luke because, as Dragline explains it, \"You\'re an original, that\'s what you are!\" Nevertheless, the camp staff actively works to crush Luke until he finally breaks. Genre: Crime, Drama IMDb: tt0061512