Florida prison camp
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Florida prison camp is the harsh, rural correctional facility in the American South where the story of the film "Cool Hand Luke" unfolds, marked by chain-gang labor and strict, oppressive authority.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional correctional facility
ⓘ
film setting ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Cool Hand Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnType | Southern U.S. prison farms ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictedInFilmReleasedIn | 1967 ⓘ |
| governedBy | prison warden ⓘ |
| hasActivity | manual outdoor labor ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
harsh conditions
ⓘ
oppressive authority ⓘ strict authority ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | rural ⓘ |
| hasGuard |
Boss Godfrey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boss Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ The Captain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInmate |
Dragline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luke Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLaborSystem | chain-gang labor ⓘ |
| hasPunishment |
physical hardship
ⓘ
solitary confinement ⓘ |
| hasRule |
no talking in line
ⓘ
strict curfew ⓘ |
| hasSecurityLevel |
high security
ⓘ
medium security ⓘ |
| hasVisualMotive |
fenced compound
ⓘ
guard towers ⓘ men in striped prison uniforms ⓘ work on rural roads ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Florida ⓘ |
| mediumOfWork | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies systemic cruelty
ⓘ
tests Luke Jackson’s defiance ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
communal barracks
ⓘ
punishment in the box ⓘ road work chain gangs ⓘ strict disciplinary rules ⓘ |
| notableThemeContext |
individual vs. authority
ⓘ
institutional oppression ⓘ |
| partOfWorkGenre |
Southern Gothic elements
ⓘ
prison drama ⓘ |
| region | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authoritarian control
ⓘ
loss of personal freedom ⓘ resistance to conformity ⓘ |
| usedFor | imprisonment of male inmates ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.