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The Longest Yard 1974 Directed by Robert Aldrich

It's survival of the fiercest and funniest

A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Comedy , Crime , Drama
Production Company Paramount Pictures
Budget $2,900,000
Revenue $43,008,075
Release Date 21 August 1974
121 mins
Cast
Burt Reynolds Paul Crewe
Eddie Albert Warden Hazen
Ed Lauter Captain Knauer
Michael Conrad Nate Scarboro
James Hampton Caretaker
Harry Caesar Granville
Mike Henry Rassmeusen
Anitra Ford Melissa
Tony Reese Levitt
Michael Fox Announcer
George A. Jones Big George
Chuck Hayward Trooper I
Mort Marshall Assistant Warden
Joe Kapp Walking Boss
Pepper Martin Shop Steward
Ray Nitschke Bogdanski
Sonny Sixkiller The Indian
Joe Dorsey Bartender
Gus Carlucci Team Doctor
Ray Ogden Schmidt
Don Ferguson Referee
Alfie Wise Trooper II
Wilbur Gillian Big Wilbur
Wilson Warren Buttercup
Joe Jackson Little Joe
Gerald Michael Atkins Con / Football player (uncredited)
Malcolm Atterbury Bit Part (uncredited)
J. Don Ferguson Football Referee (uncredited)
Lance Fuller Secondary Role (uncredited)
Harold Morris Minor Role (uncredited)
Bill Rampley Guard / Football Player (uncredited)
James Hooks Reynolds Con Football Player (uncredited)
Philip Wende Guard (uncredited)