Luke Jackson is serving two years in a labor camp for vandalism. There he befriends another inmate, Draline, and soon becomes the most popular inmate thanks to his phlegm and infectious joie de vivre.
This pitch is Cold Hand Luke, directed by Paul Newman in one of his best roles. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg (Brubaker), this iconic prison film released in theaters in 1967, a scathing indictment of the system, is still highly effective.
In Cold hand LukeThe film is full of iconic scenes, especially the egg dishes, Paul NewmanThen at the height of his fame, he is as charismatic as a laid-back pariah. His performance as a man dealt a bad hand (“Cool Hand,” the film’s original title refers to a person with a bad poker hand), earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
Paul Newman, George F. Kennedy and… Dennis Hopper
the big screen adaptation of Don Pierce’s novel, Cold hand Lukewho sees Paul Newman George F. Kennedy (Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actor) and Dennis Hopper enjoy inspired performances. Stuart RosenbergWhich breeds close-ups appropriately. Also note the excellent score by Argentina’s Lalo Shiffrin.
It is worth noting that we conclude that the prison Cold hand Luke Specially built for the needs of the film. A dozen buildings were built to make this iconic feature film as authentic as possible.
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A favorite scene of John Landau, the late producer of “Titanic” and “Avatar,” is “Cold Hand from Luke”:
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