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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.
Theatrical
Nov 1, 1967
Box Office
$16.2M
Budget
$3.2M
Return
5.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 25, 1997
Theaters
7
Director
Stuart Rosenberg
Writers
Frank Pierson, Donn Pearce
Producers
Carter DeHaven Jr., Gordon Carroll
Music
Lalo Schifrin
Studio
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, Jalem Productions
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See all →The Cool Customer Faces the Law
Taglines
He was a cool customer. . .until the law made it hot for him!
Failure to Communicate
Taglines
What we have here is failure to communicate'.
Luke: A Legend Among Many on the Chain-Gang
Taglines
On The Chain-Gang They'd Seen Every Kind Of Man - But Luke Became A Legend
A Defiance of Conformity in Cinema
Taglines
The man...and the motion picture that simply do not conform.
Cast
Full credits →P
Paul Newman
Luke Jackson
G
George Kennedy
Dragline
L
Luke Askew
Boss Paul
M
Morgan Woodward
Boss Godfrey
H
Harry Dean Stanton
Tramp
D
Dennis Hopper
Babalugats
L
Lou Antonio
Koko
R
Robert Drivas
Loudmouth Steve
S
Strother Martin
Captain
J
Jo Van Fleet
Arletta
C
Clifton James
Carr
M
Marc Cavell
Rabbitt
R
Richard Davalos
Blind Dick
R
Robert Donner
Boss Shorty
J
J.D. Cannon
Society Red
J
Joe Don Baker
Fixer
J
James Gammon
Sleepy
W
Wayne Rogers
Gambler
R
Ralph Waite
Alibi
C
Chuck Hicks
Chief
