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Cool Hand Luke

Movie · 1967 · 123 min

A slow-burning, defiant prison drama that mixes camaraderie and humor with a crushing sense of futility, anchored by a magnetic, rebellious performance.

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1967 film directed by Stuart Rosenberg
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Year
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Runtime
123 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • rebellion
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • prison
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour5
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, prison
Directed by
Stuart Rosenberg
Written by
Frank Pierson, Donn Pearce
Starring
Paul Newman, Dennis Hopper, George Kennedy, Harry Dean Stanton, Jo Van Fleet, Ralph Waite, Rance Howard, Joe Don Baker
Music
Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography
Conrad Hall
Runtime
123 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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