Cool Hand Luke [WorldCat Entities]

"Luke la main froide"@en
"Luke la main froide"
"Hladnokrvni Luke"

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"Luke butts heads with authority and attempts to escape his Florida chain gang."@en
"Luke butts heads with authority and attempts to escape his Florida chain gang."
"His crime: nonconformity. His sentence: the chain gang. Newman plays the loner who won't or can't conform to the arbitrary rules of his captivity."
"Part of a chain gang, Luke is the loner who won't or can't conform to the arbitrary rules of his captivity. Man's inhumanity to man in the person of the Captain takes Luke to the limits of physical and psychological endurance. Tragic drama with some comic elements."@en
"A man is sentenced to two years working on a chain gang. He rebels against the guards who try to break him and becomes a hero in the eyes of other convicts."@en
"They pick Luke up for knocking the heads off parking meters. Not the kind of crime that makes the 10-most-wanted list, but it gets Luke a sentence of two years' hard labour and pits him against the harsh discipline and sadistic mentality of a Southern chain-gang."
"A part of a chain gang, Luke is a man who won't or can't conform to the arbitrary rules of his captivity."@en
"A part of a chain gang, Luke is a man who won't or can't conform to the arbitrary rules of his captivity."
""Luke Jackson is arrested for unscrewing the tops from a row of parking meters while on a drunken spree in a small Southern town. After the trial, he is sentenced to 2 years of labor on a chain gang. A loner who maintains his aloofness even while working in the blazing sun, Luke soon antagonizes another prisoner, Dragline, the acknowledged leader of the chain gang. The tension between the two men mounts until they finally have a fight in which Dragline beats Luke but is unable to make him give up. Luke's skill at poker, plus his refusal to break under pressure from the sadistic guards, win him the respect of Dragline and the admiration of the other inmates. A short time after Luke receives a farewell visit from his dying mother, a telegram arrives informing him that she is dead. Unable to bear his confinement, Luke saws a hole in the floor under his bunk and escapes; but he is captured, brutally beaten, and put in ankle chains. Undaunted, he breaks out again but is recaptured. Every effort is made to break his will, and he is bludgeoned and overworked until he begs the guards for mercy. Upon seeing Luke betray the myth of the indomitable hero, the other men treat him with contempt. Then, without warning, he escapes in a dump truck, followed by Dragline. Taking refuge in a church, Luke sends Dragline away and attempts to settle his score with God. Partly out of love for Luke, partly out of fear for his own safety, Dragline returns with the guards. Rather than surrender, Luke stands before a window and shouts his defiance until he is silenced by a bullet. The hysterical Dragline is beaten into submission and then returns to the chain gang where he perpetuates the legend of Cool Hand Luke"--AFI catalog, 1961-1970."@en
""Luke Jackson is arrested for unscrewing the tops from a row of parking meters while on a drunken spree in a small Southern town. After the trial, he is sentenced to 2 years of labor on a chain gang. A loner who maintains his aloofness even while working in the blazing sun, Luke soon antagonizes another prisoner, Dragline, the acknowledged leader of the chain gang. The tension between the two men mounts until they finally have a fight in which Dragline beats Luke but is unable to make him give up. Luke's skill at poker, plus his refusal to break under pressure from the sadistic guards, win him the respect of Dragline and the admiration of the other inmates. A short time after Luke receives a farewell visit from his dying mother, a telegram arrives informing him that she is dead. Unable to bear his confinement, Luke saws a hole in the floor under his bunk and escapes; but he is captured, brutally beaten, and put in ankle chains. Undaunted, he breaks out again but is recaptured. Every effort is made to break his will, and he is bludgeoned and overworked until he begs the guards for mercy. Upon seeing Luke betray the myth of the indomitable hero, the other men treat him with contempt. Then, without warning, he escapes in a dump truck, followed by Dragline. Taking refuge in a church, Luke sends Dragline away and attempts to settle his score with God. Partly out of love for Luke, partly out of fear for his own safety, Dragline returns with the guards. Rather than surrender, Luke stands before a window and shouts his defiance until he is silenced by a bullet. The hysterical Dragline is beaten into submission and then returns to the chain gang where he perpetuates the legend of Cool Hand Luke"--AFI catalog, 1961-1970."
""His crime: nonconformity. His sentence: the chain gang...Cool Hand Luke [is] the loner who won't -- or can't -- bend to the arbitrary rules of his captivity." -- Container."
""His crime: nonconformity. His sentence: the chain gang...Cool Hand Luke [is] the loner who won't -- or can't -- bend to the arbitrary rules of his captivity." -- Container."@en
"Luke est condamné à deux ans de pénitencier pour avoir brisé des parcomètres un soir d'ivresse. Il devient très populaire parmi les prisonniers par son obstination, ses ruses et son perpétuel sourire. Bientôt, il ne songera plus qu'à s'évader."
"Set in the southern United States, Luke is caught cutting off parking meters and is sentenced to the "chain gang". Paul Newman plays one of his best-loved roles as Cool Hand Luke, the loner who won't - or can't - conform to the arbitrary rules of his captivity."
"Set in the southern United States, Luke is caught cutting off parking meters and is sentenced to the "chain gang". Paul Newman plays one of his best-loved roles as Cool Hand Luke, the loner who won't - or can't - conform to the arbitrary rules of his captivity."@en
"Story of a nonconforming inmate of a southern prison. Academy Award winner."
"Paul Newman plays a loner who won't conform to the rules of his captivity."
"Luke is a man sentenced to serve in a Southern chain gang for a minor offense. He comes up against the sadistic Captain, and is supported in his efforts to escape by fellow prisoners."@en
"A man sentenced to sweat out a term on a prison farm refuses to compromise with authority."@en
"Prison loner Luke Jackson wins the respect of his fellow inmates when he refuses to cower before the chain gang boss."
"Set in the southern United States, Luke is caught cutting off parking meters and is sentenced to the "chain gang". Paul Newman plays one of his best-loved roles as Cool Hand Luke, the loner who won't - or can't - conform to the arbitrary rules of his captivity."
"Luke est condamné à deux ans de pénitencier pour avoir briser des parcomètres un soir d'ivresse. Il devient très populaire parmi les prisonniers par son obstination, ses ruses et son perpétuel sourire. Bientôt, il ne songera plus qu'à s'évader."
"Lucas Jackson is a man who refuses to be nailed down, conform to rules and regulations, or fit into society, and now, he's on a chain gang. He's a likable enough guy, always smiling, always ready for a little fun. He eats 50 hard-boiled eggs on a bet and collects all the money in the camp. He's more or less like the people he hangs around with, except he won't be pushed. He knows his own mind. This makes him the only prisoner with guts enough to talk back to the bosses and the only one with nerve enough to escape. That Luke, he's a cool hand."@en
"Set in the southern United States, Luke is caught cutting off parking meters and is sentenced to the "chain gang.""@en
"Sentenced to two years' hard labor on a Southern chain-gang for a minor offence, Luke, often considered a Christ metaphor, refuses to conform to the prison's arbitrary rules and disregards the resulting sadistic discipline."
"Paul Newman plays one of his best-loved roles as 'Cool Hand Luke', the loner who won't or can't conform to the arbitrary rules of his captivity. It recalls other hallmark Newman performances, Luke is The Hustler without a dream of victory, Harper without a moral mission, Hud without a father to defy."
"Set in 1948, the story involves Newman as a member of a chain gang who will not bow to authority. Strother Martin's admonition," What we have here is a failure to communicate", became a slogan for a generation."
"A man sentenced to serve in a Southern chain gang for a minor offense comes up against the sadistic Captain and is supported in his efforts to escape by two fellow prisoners."@en
"Newman stars as Luke, a man sentenced to serve in a Southern chain gang for a minor offense. He comes up against the sadistic Captain, played by Martin, and is supported in his efforts to escape by fellow prisoners Kennedy and Cannon."
"Newman stars as Luke, a man sentenced to serve in a Southern chain gang for a minor offense. He comes up against the sadistic Captain, played by Martin, and is supported in his efforts to escape by fellow prisoners Kennedy and Cannon."@en
"A defiant chain-gang prisoner suffers a 'failure to communicate' in this searing drama. Includes new commentary and all new featurettes: The Making of Cool Hand Luke and a profile of novelist, co-screenwriter and the real 'Cool Hand Luke' Donn Pearce."@en
"Set in the southern United States, Luke is caught cutting off parking meters and is sentenced to the "chain gang"."@en
"His crime: nonconformity. His sentence: the chain gang. Paul Newman plays one of his best-loved roles as Cool Hand Luke, the loner who won't - or can't -conform to the arbitrary rules of his captivity. A cast of fine character actors, including George Kennedy in his Academy Award winning role of Dragline, gives Newman solid support as fellow prisoners. And Strother Martin is the Captain who taunts Luke with the famous line, 'What we've got here is ... failure to communicate.' With rich humor and vibrant storytelling power, Cool Hand Luke succeeds resoundingly."@en