
About
When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable will. Luke's bravado, even in the face of repeated stints in the prison's dreaded solitary confinement cell, "the box," make him a rebel hero to his fellow convicts and...
Cast

Paul Newman
Luke Jackson

George Kennedy
Dragline

Luke Askew
Boss Paul

Morgan Woodward
Boss Godfrey

Harry Dean Stanton
Tramp

Dennis Hopper
Babalugats

Lou Antonio
Koko

Robert Drivas
Loudmouth Steve

Strother Martin
Captain
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Lists
#216 on IMDb top 250 IMDb
#813 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
#138 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider
Awards
Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role George Kennedy
Oscar nomination for Best Music, Original Music Score Lalo Schifrin
Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Donn Pearce Frank Pierson
Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role Paul Newman