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Release Date:
1 November 1967 (USA)
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Tagline:
"What we've got here is failure to communicate."
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 4 wins
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6 nominations
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User Comments:
One of the top ten films ever made
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Additional Details
Also Known As:
Luke la main froide (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]Der Unbeugsame (West Germany) [de]Ha-Morred (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]La leyenda del indomable (Spain) [es]La llegenda de l'indomable (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]Lannistumaton Luke (Finland) [fi]Luke Jackson: O megalos drapetis (Greece) (reissue title) [el]Nick mano fredda (Italy) [it]Nieugiety Luke (Poland) [pl]O megalos drapetis (Greece) [el]Parmakliklarin arkasinda (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]Rebeldia Indomável (Brazil) [pt]Rebell i bojor (Sweden) [sv]Skrappe Luke (Denmark) [da]
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Runtime:
126 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
In the "road-tarring" sequence, the actors actually blacktopped a mile-long stretch of highway for the county.
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Goofs:
Continuity: During scene when Luke is cutting chains from ankles, he throws the axe off to his left. When one of the trackers arrives, the axe head is resting on the stump with the axe handle off to the right.
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Quotes:
Dragline:
That's my darling Luke. He grins like a baby but bites like a gator.
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Soundtrack:
Plastic Jesus
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FAQ
Is this movie based on a novel?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
Why did Luke destroy the parking meters?
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This is an absolute perfect movie in every way.Storyline,acting,settings---everything is perfect.Hollywood used to make great movies like this before it became the special effects driven computer generated movie making schlock capitol of the world.
The great Paul Newman plays a prisoner locked up in a Southern jail after a night of petty crimes.His constant struggle to be free even while locked up makes this one of the greatest roles ever seen in a movie.Newman is at his absolute peak playing the cool Lucas Jackson.I was so struck by Newman's performance in this movie I was determined to name my son Lucas Jackson,but alas,I only had daughters and my wife wasn't too thrilled about naming either of them Lucas.Oh well.
George Kennedy plays Jackson's enemy turned buddy and he is absolutely perfect also.His portrayal of Dragline is Kennedy at his finest.The sublime Strother Martin plays the prison captain and damn is he ever good.He was always so underrated as is Kennedy too,I think.
In fact this whole movie is full of familiar faces that would go on to other big time roles in TV and movies.In this movie everyone meshes perfectly to create an unforgettable movie that will stay with you long after many other movies you've seen fade from memory.
You must see this movie.