His crime: nonconformity. His sentence: the chain gang.

Paul Newman plays one of his best-loved roles as Cool Hand Luke, the loner who won't, or can't, conform to the arbitrary rules of his captivity.

A cast of fine character actors, including George Kennedy in his Academy Award-winning role of Dragline, gives Newman solid support as fellow prisoners. And Strother Martin is the Captain who taunts Luke with the famous line, '"What we've got here is...failure to communicate." No failure here. With rich humour and vibrant storytelling power, 'Cool Hand Luke' succeeds resoundingly.