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Six Powerful Prison Films Compared

“Calling it your job don’t make it right, Boss.” — Cool Hand Luke

A prison yard. Photo by Larry Farr on Unsplash

I’ve long been a fan of Cool Hand Luke, the epic prison film starring Paul Newman and George Kennedy. Like all great films, there are memorable scenes and memorable lines, including this one by the prison captain: “What we’ve got here is… failure to…