COOL HAND LUKE

Paul Newman, George Kennedy

Warner Bros.; Directed by Stuart Rosenberg

Not Rated; 129 minutes; 1967

When the establishment tries to put the clamps on a fiercely independent spirit, the result is explosive. Set deep in the South, the story, adapted from Donn Pearce’s novel, centers on a harshly disciplined chain gang and the prisoner, Luke (Paul Newman), who must defy any system that limits his personal freedom.