Drama Crime
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.
Directed by
Stuart Rosenberg
Written by
Hal Dresner
Paul Newman
Luke Jackson
Dennis Hopper
Babalugats
Harry Dean Stanton
Tramp
Strother Martin
Captain
James Gammon
Sleepy
Joe Don Baker
Fixer
Rance Howard
Sheriff
George Kennedy
Dragline
Anthony Zerbe
Dog Boy
Jo Van Fleet
Arletta
Morgan Woodward
Boss Godfrey
Ralph Waite
Alibi
John McLiam
Boss Keen
Marc Cavell
Rabbitt
Robert Donner
Boss Shorty
Wayne Rogers
Gambler
Joy Harmon
The Girl
Clifton James
Carr
Charles Tyner
Boss Higgins
Chuck Hicks
Chief
Luke Askew
Boss Paul
J.D. Cannon
Society Red
Warren Finnerty
Tattoo
James Jeter
Wickerman
Buck Kartalian
Dynamite
Richard Davalos
Blind Dick
Rush Williams
Patrolman (uncredited)
Robert Drivas
Loudmouth Steve
John Pearce
John (uncredited)

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