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Release Date:
1 November 1967 (USA)
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Tagline:
"What we've got here is failure to communicate." more
Plot:
A man refuses to conform to life in a rural prison. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 4 wins
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6 nominations
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Paul Newman | ... | Luke | |
| George Kennedy | ... | Dragline | |
| J.D. Cannon | ... | Society Red | |
| Lou Antonio | ... | Koko | |
| Robert Drivas | ... | Loudmouth Steve | |
| Strother Martin | ... | Captain | |
| 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 |
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126 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Norway:16 |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Australia:M |
Spain:7 |
Portugal:M/12 |
USA:Approved (certificate #21450) |
Sweden:15 |
France:-12 |
New Zealand:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Ireland:12 (blu-ray) (2008) |
Ireland:15 |
UK:15 |
Singapore:PG |
USA:GP (re-rating) (1970)
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Truckloads of Spanish moss was shipped from Louisiana to the set in California to hang in the trees around the prison.
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Continuity: During the fight scene with Dragline Luke is knocked down into the dirt many times and is covered with black soil by the end. When the long shot shows Dragline walking away towards the barracks Luke has suddenly lost most of the black soil that was covering his sweat-soaked body.
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Quotes:
Captain, Road Prison 36:
What we've got here is... failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach. So you get what we had here last week, which is the way he wants it... well, he gets it. I don't like it any more than you men.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "CSI: Miami: Hard Time (#2.3)" (2003)
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Soundtrack:
Plastic Jesus
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Truly a memorable movie, and more than just a documentary about southern road gangs. It's a study on the theme of the indomitability of the human spirit in the face of oppression. I was about to name this as Newman's finest performance until I thought of Eddy Felsen in "The Hustler" and Frank Galvin in "The Verdict"; it's impossible to choose among such a cornucopia of acting achievements, but Luke is right up there (the analogy to Luke as Christ becomes a tad heavy-handed when we see him, at the close of the egg-eating scene, stretched out, arms outward, feet crossed, as if crucified; none the less, it's a powerful image). There is no doubt, however, about George Kennedy as Dragline; it is his finest achievement, and fully deserves the Oscar he got for Best Supporting Actor. It is also fascinating to find so many familiar faces among the inmates - actors such as Dennis Hopper, Harry Dean Stanton, Joe Don Baker, Ralph Waite. and Wayne Rogers - who would go on to fame in their own right. This movie can unquestionably be called a classic. American Movie Classics just started (11/2000) showing a beautifully restored letterbox version which shows it in all its glory.