

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
If he's crazy, what does that make you?
Drama
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1975-11-19
Runtime:
2h 13m
Director:
Miloš Forman
Writer:
Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman
Top 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

Christopher Lloyd
Max Taber

Will Sampson
Chief Bromden

Dean R. Brooks
Dr. John Spivey

Michael Berryman
Ellis

Sydney Lassick
Charlie Cheswick

William Duell
Jim Sefelt
Official Videos

Electroconvulsive Treatment

How One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest incubated a generation of supporting actors

Jack Nicholson's guide to being Jack Nicholson

BFI Trailer

The Art Of The Casting Director: Casting “Chaplin” and “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”

Jack Nicholson accepts his award on the set of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Original Theatrical Trailer

"One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" Winning Best Adapted Screenplay

Milos Forman Wins Best Director: 1976 Oscars

One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest Wins Best Picture: 1976 Oscars

Kiefer Sutherland On ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST

Louise Fletcher Wins Best Actress: 48th Oscars (1976)

How Michael Douglas Produced ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST

Louise Fletcher (AKA Nurse Ratched) Salutes Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson on ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST

Jack Nicholson Wins Best Actor: 1976 Oscars

What it's like to be nominated for an Oscar®

Working on Best Picture "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
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