Movie·1975·2h 13m
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
In this clean, orderly, disciplined world, who needs guys like McMurphy? Everybody.
Directed By
Miloš Forman
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.
Written By
Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman
Producer
Michael Douglas, Saul Zaentz
Cinematography
Haskell Wexler
Music
Jack Nitzsche
Editor
Lynzee Klingman
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Jack Nicholson
Randle Patrick McMurphy
Brad Dourif
Billy Bibbit
Louise Fletcher
Nurse Mildred Ratched
Danny DeVito
Martini
William Redfield
Dale Harding
Scatman Crothers
Orderly Turkle
Christopher Lloyd
Max Taber
Will Sampson
Chief Bromden
Dean R. Brooks
Dr. John Spivey
Michael Berryman
Ellis
Sydney Lassick
Charlie Cheswick
William Duell
Jim Sefelt
Vincent Schiavelli
Bruce Fredrickson
Peter Brocco
Col. Matterson
Alonzo Brown
Miller
Mwako Cumbuka
Warren
Josip Elic
Bancini
Ken Kenny
Beans Garfield
// crew
Crew
Lynzee Klingman
Editor
Sheldon Kahn
Editor
Michael Douglas
Producer
Miloš Forman
Director
Haskell Wexler
Director of Photography
Lawrence Hauben
Screenplay
Jack Nitzsche
Original Music Composer
Bo Goldman
Screenplay
Saul Zaentz
Producer
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