One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest stars Jack Nicholson as a Korean War veteran who pleads insanity after being charged with a heinous crime. R.P. McMurphy is transferred to a mental institution, where he quickly discovers all of the patients are being controlled by a passive-aggressive Nurse named Mildred Ratched. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was critically praised upon release and took home five Oscars at the 1976 Academy Awards.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Director
- Milos Forman
- Release Date
- November 19, 1975
- Studio(s)
- United Artists
- Distributor(s)
- United Artists
- Cast
- Brad Dourif , Christopher Lloyd , Jack Nicholson , Will Sampson , Danny DeVito , Louise Fletcher
- Writers
- Bo Goldman , Lawrence Hauben
- Runtime
- 133 minutes
- Budget
- $3 million
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