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Overview
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Release Date:
1 November 1967 (USA)
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Tagline:
"What we've got here is failure to communicate." See 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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NewsDesk:
(197 articles)
Blu-ray Release: Wusa
(From Disc Dish. 22 May 2013, 1:18 PM, PDT)
Rejected film posters go on display
(From The Guardian - Film News. 17 May 2013, 4:06 PM, PDT)
With Durbin Gone, Who's Still Around from the '30s?
(From Alt Film Guide. 7 May 2013, 3:41 AM, PDT)
(From Disc Dish. 22 May 2013, 1:18 PM, PDT)
Rejected film posters go on display
(From The Guardian - Film News. 17 May 2013, 4:06 PM, PDT)
With Durbin Gone, Who's Still Around from the '30s?
(From Alt Film Guide. 7 May 2013, 3:41 AM, PDT)
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Cast
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Directed by | |||
| Stuart Rosenberg | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Donn Pearce | (screenplay) and | |
| Frank Pierson | (screenplay) (as Frank R. Pierson) | |
| Donn Pearce | (novel) | |
Produced by | |||
| Gordon Carroll | .... | producer | |
| Carter De Haven Jr. | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Lalo Schifrin | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Conrad L. Hall | (director of photography) (as Conrad Hall) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Sam O'Steen | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Cary Odell | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Fred Price | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Howard Shoup | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Gordon Bau | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Jean Burt Reilly | .... | supervising hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Arthur S. Newman Jr. | .... | unit manager (as Arthur Newman) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Hank Moonjean | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| John Barton | .... | assistant property master (uncredited) | |
| Craig Binkley | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Don Miller | .... | assistant property master (uncredited) | |
| Wes Webb | .... | carpenter (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Larry Jost | .... | sound | |
| Dan Wallin | .... | sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| M. James Arnett | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Chuck Hicks | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Jordan Cronenweth | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Michael A. Jones | .... | assistant chief lighting technician (uncredited) | |
| Michael A. Jones | .... | rigging gaffer (uncredited) | |
| Harry Sundby | .... | chief electrician (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Barney Kessel | .... | musician: guitar, soundtrack (uncredited) | |
| Dan Wallin | .... | scoring mixer (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Wayne Fitzgerald | .... | title designer (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Warner Brothers/Seven Arts (1967) (USA) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Finland (1968) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner-Tonefilm (1968) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1981) (1986) (Finland) (TV)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1973) (USA) (TV) (pan/scan)
- Scanvideo (1980s) (Finland) (VHS)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (199?) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- Warner Home Video (19??) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1996) (1998) (Finland) (TV)
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Runtime:
126 min
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
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Certification:
UK:15 | Singapore:PG | USA:GP (re-rating) (1970) | 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 | USA:PG
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Trivia:
The music cue where Luke gets the men to work faster on the road was used later for many years by many ABC television stations as their "Eyewitness News" theme.See more »
Goofs:
Anachronisms: At one point in the movie a "white on red" stop sign is shown. In the film's late-1940s time period, stop signs were "black on yellow."See more »
Soundtrack:
Midnight SpecialSee more »
FAQ
Does Luke die at the end?How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
Why did Luke destroy the parking meters?
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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.