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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Directed by Miloš Forman

8.4

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.

Production Companies

Fantasy Films, United Artists

Writers

Bo Goldman, Ken Kesey, Lawrence Hauben, Dale Wasserman

Music by

Cast

Photo of Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Randle Patrick McMurphy

Photo of Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Billy Bibbit

Photo of Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

Nurse Mildred Ratched

Photo of Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Martini

Photo of William Redfield

William Redfield

Dale Harding

Photo of Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Orderly Turkle

Photo of Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Max Taber

Photo of Will Sampson

Will Sampson

Chief Bromden

Photo of Dean R. Brooks

Dean R. Brooks

Dr. John Spivey

Photo of Michael Berryman

Michael Berryman

Ellis

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