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Cool Hand Luke

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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.

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Paul Newman
Lucas 'Luke' Jackson
George Kennedy
Dragline
Strother Martin
Captain

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Awards

  • 1968 - Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role - nominated
  • 1968 - Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - winner
  • 1968 - Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium - nominated
  • 1968 - Oscar - Best Music, Original Music Score - nominated

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​George Kennedy, Star of Cool Hand Luke and Naked Gun Films, Dead

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Mon, Feb 29, 2016
​George Kennedy, Star of Cool Hand Luke and Naked Gun Films, Dead

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SPICOLI IS SAVED!

Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Cool Hand Luke and The French Connection are among the 25 titles added this week to the National Film Registry, which was created by Congress in 1989 to preserve films of cultural, historical or artistic significance. I suspect Phoebe Cates in a bikini falls under "artistic."

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