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Cool Hand Luke

Turkish title: Parmaklıklar Arkasında

“The man... and the motion picture that simply do not conform.”

1967 · 2 h 7 min
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
CrimeDrama

Cast

Paul Newman George Kennedy Strother Martin J.D. Cannon Lou Antonio Robert Drivas

Credits

Written by: Donn Pearce

Plot

Luke Jackson, a war veteran who was arrested for cutting the heads off parking meters, is sent to a Southern prison chain gang. He refuses to bow to the brutal guards, wins the respect of the other prisoners by eating fifty hard-boiled eggs and repeatedly tries to escape. Paul Newman stars, with George Kennedy, who won an Oscar.

Sinekatalog’s take

A rebellious classic, with Newman at his most charming and a number of famous scenes. 'What we've got here is failure to communicate' remains one of the most quoted lines in American film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (197,610 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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