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Kasper Løvborg
rated 9

This movie is pretty brilliant. Taking full advantage of Newman's considerable charisma, it is a story of martyrdom and what it does to person to be put up on a pedestal and admired by people and the pressure their expectations put on him. Be...

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Critic Kim Newman
rated 10

...this is simultaneously a damn fine prison movie with all the clichés lovingly in place and a comic allegory of redemption in America.

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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 10

...a film wall-to-wall with physical punishment, psychological cruelty, hopelessness and equal parts of sadism and masochism. It is a great film.

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Luke Jackson, a decorated war veteran, is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison camp for beheading parking meters while drunk. He quickly gains the respect of his fellow prisoners for his bravery and refusal to conform to the established order, earning the nickname "Cool Hand Luke." Despite facing harsh punishment and violence from the prison guards, Luke remains determined to maintain his individuality and dignity. His rebellious spirit inspires the other prisoners to stand up for their rights, leading to a climactic showdown with the prison authorities.

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Cool Hand Luke was released in theaters on November 1, 1967.