Now that’s a test of ingenuity: How do you translate “Cool Hand Luke,” which takes place on a Florida chain gang, to the stage with no set or props?

Singletary said yes, he had watched Cool Hand Luke. And no, it would not be his model for Florida's new chain gangs. I asked what he thought the public reaction would be if anyone escaped from a ...

Luke Jackson is a cool, gutsy prisoner in a Southern chain gang, who, while refusing to buckle under to authority, keeps escaping and being recaptured. The prisoners admire Luke because, as ...

Cool Hand Luke - Full Cast & Crew. 92 Metascore; 1967; 2 hr 7 mins Suspense, Drama Watchlist. Where to Watch. Luke Jackson is a cool, gutsy prisoner in a Southern chain gang, who, ...

He wrote about him in his book Cool Hand Luke, which was published in 1965. ... To get the men to feel like they were truly members of a chain gang, director Stuart Rosenberg banned women from the ...

For his Treat, Helgeland plainly states that 1967’s Cool Hand Luke ranks among the best of Western civilization's artistic achievements. He argues Paul Newman’s portrayal of Lucas “Luke” Jackson, a ...

Cool Hand Luke was based on the book of the same name, written in 1965 by Donn Pearce. ... Donn Pearce wrote the book based on his own firsthand experience as a part of a chain gang.

Stuart Rosenberg, the Emmy-winning director of dozens of television series and several notable movies, including "Cool Hand Luke," died of a heart attack Thursday at his home in Beverly Hills.

On Nov. 1, 1967, Warner Bros. unveiled director Stuart Rosenberg's prison drama, starring Paul Newman, in theaters. By John Mahoney On Nov. 1, 1967, Warner Bros. unveiled director Stuart Rosenberg ...

LOS ANGELES — George Kennedy, the hulking, tough-guy character actor who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a chain-gang convict in the 1960s classic “Cool Hand Luke,” has died at age ...