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Movie poster for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

“In this clean, orderly, disciplined world, who needs guys like McMurphy? Everybody.”

1975

2h 15m

Director: Miloš Forman

Writers: Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman

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.

Cast

20 people

Photo of Jack Nicholson as Randle Patrick McMurphy

Jack Nicholson

Randle Patrick McMurphy

Photo of Brad Dourif as Billy Bibbit

Brad Dourif

Billy Bibbit

Photo of Louise Fletcher as Nurse Mildred Ratched

Louise Fletcher

Nurse Mildred Ratched

Photo of Danny DeVito as Martini

Danny DeVito

Martini

Photo of William Redfield as Dale Harding

William Redfield

Dale Harding

Photo of Scatman Crothers as Orderly Turkle

Scatman Crothers

Orderly Turkle

Photo of Christopher Lloyd as Max Taber

Christopher Lloyd

Max Taber

Photo of Will Sampson as Chief Bromden

Will Sampson

Chief Bromden

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