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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

R · 1975-11-19 · 2h 13m · EN
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If he's crazy, what does that make you?

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.

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Miloš FormanDirector
Budget
$3M
Box office
$109M

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Jack NicholsonJack NicholsonRandle Patrick McMurphyLouise FletcherLouise FletcherNurse Mildred RatchedDanny DeVitoDanny DeVitoMartiniWilliam RedfieldWilliam RedfieldDale HardingScatman CrothersScatman CrothersOrderly TurkleBrad DourifBrad DourifBilly BibbitChristopher LloydChristopher LloydMax TaberWill SampsonWill SampsonChief BromdenDean R. BrooksDean R. BrooksDr. John SpiveyMichael BerrymanMichael BerrymanEllisSydney LassickSydney LassickCharlie CheswickWilliam DuellWilliam DuellJim Sefelt

Keywords

Based on novel or bookFriendshipOregon, usaFemale villainHospitalMentally disabledNurseInsane asylumLunatic asylumShock treatmentMedicationTragicomedy

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Friendship · Oregon UsaDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference122588Actor preference66102 · 25174 · 4842

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What is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest about?

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.

How long is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has a runtime of 133 minutes.

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