Overview
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.
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Crew
DirectorStuart Rosenberg
WriterFrank Pierson, Donn Pearce, Hal Dresner
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
Clifton James
Carr
Marc Cavell
Rabbitt
Richard Davalos
Blind Dick
Robert Donner
Boss Shorty
J.D. Cannon
Society Red
Joe Don Baker
Fixer
James Gammon
Sleepy
Wayne Rogers
Gambler
Ralph Waite
Alibi
Chuck Hicks
Chief
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Keywords
prisondying and deathfloridabased on novel or bookescapeloss of loved onerebelharassmentimprisonmentbarbed wiredeathprison farmdramatic
Details
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$16M
TMDb Votes
1,607
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026