One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975 • Drama • 2h 13min • Directed by Miloš Forman

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Jack Nicholson
    Randle Patrick McMurphy

  • Brad Dourif
    Billy Bibbit

  • Louise Fletcher
    Nurse Mildred Ratched

  • Danny DeVito
    Martini

  • William Redfield
    Dale Harding