Cool Hand Luke Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Paul Newman and featuring George Kennedy in an Oscar-winning performance. Newman stars in the title role as Luke, a prisoner in a Florida prison camp who refuses to submit to the system. Set in the early 1950s, it is based on Donn Pearce's 1965 novel Cool Hand Luke. Roger Ebert called Cool Hand Luke an anti-establishment film shot during emerging popular opposition to the Vietnam War. Filming took place within California's San Joaquin River Delta region; the set, imitating a prison farm in the Deep South, was based on photographs and measurements made by a crew the filmmakers sent to a Road Prison in Gainesville, Florida. The film uses Christian imagery. Upon its release, Cool Hand Luke received favorable reviews and was a box-office success. It cemented Newman's status as one of the era's top actors, and was called the "touchstone of an era".Wikipedia Director: Stuart Rosenberg Produced by: Gordon Carroll Screenplay by: Donn Pearce, Frank R. Pierson Starring: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J. D. Cannon, Robert Drivas, Lou Antonio, Strother Martin, Jo Van Fleet Music: Lalo Schifrin Cinematography: Conrad Hall Edited by: Sam O'Steen Production, company: Jalem Productions Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures Released: October 31, 1967 Running time: 126 minutes Country: United States Language: English Budget: $3.2 million Box office: $16.2 million Wikipedia IMDb

wise guy keeps finding clever ways of breaking out of prison, eventually gets shot