Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780790731506 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0790731509 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: June 25, 1997 Running Time: 126 minutes Sales Rank: 11580 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: November 01, 1967
Description: A defiant chain-gang prisoner suffers a 'failure to communicate' in this searing drama. Paul Newman Shines in the title role, George Kennedy as his sidekick won an Oscar(R). Year: 1967 Director: Stuart Rosenberg Starring: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon
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Amazon.com essential video: 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 1970s disaster movies (Earthquake and the Airport movies), George Kennedy won an Oscar for playing Dragline, the brutal chain-gang boss who tries to beat loner Luke's cool out of him. It's a classic rebel-against-the-repressive-institution story in the line of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest or The Shawshank Redemption. Certain moments have become classics--particularly the hardboiled egg-eating contest, and the immortal line (drooled by Strother Martin, as a sadistic redneck prison officer), 'What we have here is a failure to communicate.' And don't forget, Luke is also the source of the oft-quoted driving ditty, 'I don't care if it rains or freezes, long as I have my plastic Jesus, right here on the dashboard of my car...' He is cool, all right. The digital video disc is in anamorphic widescreen and digital stereo. --Jim Emerson
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Rating: - Cool Hand Luke
What can I say about "Cool Hand Luke" except that it is one of the most entertaining & memorable movies ever made, as well as one of Paul Newman's best acting performances. This movie is full of great lines & great scenes & is a must see for any Paul Newman and/or movie fan. "Cool Hand Luke" belongs in every movie buff's collection & is a movie you will want to watch over & over again. *****+++!!!
Rating: - A Real Review of This Blu-Ray
Alright, I've noticed all the reviews have been of the film and a summary. I'm sure if you're looking to purchase this film, you've already seen it. I'm going to go on about this particular conversion of the film.
The visuals for this film wasn't upgraded very much from the DVD release (I also own). Image quality is not that much better than the DVD. The audio is much crisper. They separate the channels really well, however, I've noticed that it isn't in a true 5.1 Surround sound. It's in stereo and mono only. There is a special documentary called "A Natural-Born World-Shaker: Making Cool Hand Luke." After doing some research you'll find this is not upgraded from the DVD at all. This gets 5 stars from me, because simply, it's a film required for every film collection. Being rated G it's good for the whole family and holds tons of moral stories for you. Forget Disney, show your kids to reality, ... Read More
Rating: - coll hand luke review
its a great movie would highly reccomend it but the reason i give it 4 stars and not 5 is because the ending is very sad.
Rating: - One of the best movies ever made!!
One of the best movies ever made. Special meaning since Paul Newman died this year.
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