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When Lucas 'Luke' Jackson has a wild and drunken night in a Southern State of America he is
sent to two-years hard labour on a chain gang.

While here he gets the reputation of being a hard man. The head of the chain gang detests him so tries to break him in any way he can - including beating him up severely.

However it doesn't work and leads to him gaining the respect of all the other prisoners. His mother then dies, and so he escapes, but is caught, escapes again, and is caught again.

Now the question remains.. Will the camp bosses ever break him?

Keywords:

Crime, Drama, Violence, Based-on-Novel, Prison, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, Oscar Best Actor Nominee

Additional Information:

(1967) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Paul Newman	.... Luke
George Kennedy	.... Dragline
J.D. Cannon	.... Society Red
Lou Antonio	.... Koko
Robert Drivas	.... Loudmouth Steve
Strother Martin	.... Captain

Supporting Cast:

Jo Van Fleet	.... Arletta
Clifton James	.... Carr
Morgan Woodward	.... Boss Godfrey
Luke Askew	.... Boss Paul
Marc Cavell	.... Rabbitt
Richard Davalos	.... Blind Dick
Robert Donner	.... Boss Shorty
Warren Finnerty	.... Tattoo
Dennis Hopper	.... Babalugats
John McLiam	.... Boss Kean
Wayne Rogers	.... Gambler
Harry Dean Stanton	.... Tramp
Charles Tyner	.... Boss Higgins
Ralph Waite	.... Alibi

Directors:

Stuart Rosenberg

Writers:

Donn Pearce
Frank Pierson

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