Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke1967

Stars: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon, Lou Antonio
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: GP
Runtime: 126 minutes

Paul Newman gives one of the defining performances of his career, and cemented his place as a beautiful-rebel screen icon playing the stubbornly tough and independent title character in Cool Hand Luke. And before he became familiar as a sidekick in … more »



Boss Paul:
Sorry, Luke. I'm just doing my job. You gotta appreciate that.

Luke:
Nah - calling it your job don't make it right, Boss.

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  • Todd Cothern
    Todd Cothern
    Still true today.
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