Synopsis

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 a thorn in the side of the prison officers.

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

Jo Van Fleet

Arletta

Key Crew

Stuart Rosenberg

Director

Frank Pierson

Screenplay

Carter DeHaven Jr.

Producer

Gordon Carroll

Producer

Donn Pearce

Screenplay

Hal Dresner

Writer