One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
In this clean, orderly, disciplined world, who needs guys like McMurphy? Everybody.
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Overview
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.
Status: Released
Release Date: Nov 19, 1975
Runtime: 2h 13m
Director: Miloš Forman
Writer: Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman
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Top 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
Nathan George
Washington
Ted Markland
Hap Arlich
Louisa Moritz
Rose
Mews Small
Candy
Delos V. Smith Jr.
Scanlon
Lan Fendors
Nurse Itsu
Mimi Sarkisian
Nurse Pilbow
Mel Lambert
Harbor Master
Kay Lee
Night Supervisor
Dwight Marfield
Ellsworth
Tin Welch
Ruckley
Philip Roth
Woolsey
Aurore Clément
Lady on Pier (uncredited)
Anjelica Huston
Woman in Crowd on Pier (uncredited)
Audrey Landers
Actress on TV Screen (uncredited)
Saul Zaentz
Captain on Shore (uncredited)
Official Videos
McMurphy Escapes - 4K Movie Clip
Electroconvulsive Treatment - 4K Movie Clip
Randle Teaches Chief - 4K Movie Clip
4K Restoration - Official UK Trailer
4K Full Movie Preview
The World Series Vote
50th Anniversary Spot
Electroconvulsive Treatment
45th Anniversary Event
How One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest incubated a generation of supporting actors
Jack Nicholson's guide to being Jack Nicholson
BFI Trailer
The Art Of The Casting Director: Casting “Chaplin” and “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”
Original Theatrical Trailer
Milos Forman on Casting Will Sampson
How Michael Douglas Produced ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
Louise Fletcher (AKA Nurse Ratched) Salutes Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson on ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
What it's like to be nominated for an Oscar®
Working on Best Picture "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"