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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975 Directed by Miloš Forman

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Production Companies United Artists , Fantasy Films
Budget $3,000,000
Revenue $108,981,275
Release Date 19 November 1975
133 mins
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
Will Sampson Chief Bromden
Dean R. Brooks Dr. John Spivey
Sydney Lassick Charlie Cheswick
William Duell Jim Sefelt
Vincent Schiavelli Bruce Fredrickson
Peter Brocco Col. Matterson
Josip Elic Bancini
Ken Kenny Beans Garfield
Nathan George Washington
Ted Markland Hap Arlich
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)