One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · Movie · R · 133 min
★ 8.4(11,946)unSUB Rating
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.
Based on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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Details
- Years
- 1975
- Release date
- 1975-11-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 133 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 8.4/10 (11,946 votes)
- Box office
- $109,114,817
- Budget
- $3,000,000
Themes
- mentally disabled
- friendship
- based on novel or book
- nurse
- lunatic asylum
- affectation
- insane asylum
- oregon, usa
- hospital
- medication
- female villain
- shock treatment
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1976
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1976
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1976
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1976
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1976
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- BAFTA Award — Best Film · 1976
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 1976
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic Score · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1976 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jack Nicholson
as Randle Patrick McMurphy
Brad Dourif
as Billy Bibbit
Louise Fletcher
as Nurse Mildred Ratched
Danny DeVito
as Martini
William Redfield
as Dale Harding
Scatman Crothers
as Orderly Turkle
Christopher Lloyd
as Max Taber
Will Sampson
as Chief Bromden
Dean R. Brooks
as Dr. John Spivey
Michael Berryman
as Ellis
Directed by Miloš Forman