Cool hand Luke /
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....
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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[United States] :
Warner Bros.,
[1972]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus) |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the 1965 novel by Donn Pearce. Originally released as a motion picture in 1967. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (127 min.)) : sound, color. |
| Audience: | MPAA Rating: Not rated. |
| Awards: | Winner, 1968 Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, George Kennedy. National Film Registry selection, 2005. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Conrad Hall ; film editor, Sam O'Steen ; music, Lalo Schifrin. |