Lucas Jackson(保罗?纽曼 Paul Newman 饰),一个越战的退伍兵,在一个喝醉酒的夜里拆掉了镇上的停车计时器而被判两年的监禁。一开始,他就挑战监狱里的领袖人物Dragline(乔治?肯尼迪 George Kennedy 饰)。Dragline个头比Lucas大得多,把Lucas打得毫无还手之力,但Lucas却一直拒绝屈服,因此赢得了Dragline的尊重。而在监狱的扑克比赛中,Lucas屡屡取胜,得名Cool Hand Luke。Lucas的母亲和侄子的来访让他备受鼓舞,虽然他在监狱里要忍受许多恶劣的环境和非人的待遇,但他依旧对前途充满了希望。然而母亲的逝世却让他陷入了深深的痛苦。他比之前更想要逃狱,然而一次次的失败,和监狱长的无情,让他的路越来越难走……
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