Cool Hand Luke
by Emma Reeves from Donn Pearce

Name: Cool Hand Luke
Brand: Emma Reeves from Donn Pearce
SKU: 9781849431651
Rating: 4 (1431 reviews)

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Highlights

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Large Cast

British Adaptation

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the adaptation of Cool Hand Luke. Many appreciate its gritty portrayal of the protagonist and prison life, while some are disappointed that it is not the original novel they expected.

Gripping portrayal of the protagonistInsight into prison regimeConfusion over formatNot the original novel

Synopsis

Wherever you go and whatever you do, always play a real cool hand.'Beneath a scorching Florida sun, Boss Godfrey watches the chain gang.

Keeps his eye on Cool Hand Luke.

War hero, trouble-maker, inspiration to his fellow inmates.

And just the man Boss wants to crush...Cool Hand Luke is the hard-hitting story of a true original.

He'll play it real cool in the face of brutality.

He'll always get back up after a beating.

He'll eat fifty eggs in an hour, to win a bet.

A man who won't conform no matter what it costs

In a powerful new adaptation for the stage by Emma Reeves, based on Donn Pearce's acclaimed novel, and directed by Andrew Loudon, Cool Hand Luke is the raw, uncompromising tale of sticking it to The Man.