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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ()

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In the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.
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Ellis
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Col. Matterson
Dean R. Brooks ...
Dr. Spivey
Alonzo Brown ...
Miller
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Turkle
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Warren
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Martini
William Duell ...
Sefelt
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Bancini
Lan Fendors ...
Nurse Itsu
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Nurse Ratched
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Washington
Ken Kenny ...
Beans Garfield
Mel Lambert ...
Harbor Master
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Cheswick
Kay Lee ...
Night Supervisor
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Taber
Dwight Marfield ...
Ellsworth
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Hap Arlich
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Rose
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R.P. McMurphy
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Harding
Philip Roth ...
Woolsey (as Phil Roth)
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Chief Bromden
Mimi Sarkisian ...
Nurse Pilbow
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Fredrickson
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Candy (as Marya Small)
Delos V. Smith Jr. ...
Scanlon
Tin Welch ...
Ruckley
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Billy Bibbit
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Lady on Pier (uncredited)
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Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Bill Gratton ...
Security Guard (uncredited)
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Woman in Crowd on Pier (uncredited)
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Actress on TV Screen (uncredited)
Tom McCall ...
News Commentator (uncredited)
Prasanna K. Pati ...
Dr. Songee (uncredited)
James V. Shore ...
Doctor (uncredited)
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Captain on Shore (uncredited)

Directed by

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Milos Forman

Written by

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Lawrence Hauben ... (screenplay) and
Bo Goldman ... (screenplay)
 
Ken Kesey ... (based on the novel by)
 
Dale Wasserman ... (the play version: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by)

Produced by

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Michael Douglas ... producer
Martin Fink ... associate producer
Saul Zaentz ... producer

Music by

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Jack Nitzsche ... (original music composed by)

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Haskell Wexler ... director of photography

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Sheldon Kahn
Lynzee Klingman

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Richard Chew ... supervising film editor
Arthur Coburn ... assistant film editor (as Art Coburn)
Constance Field ... assistant film editor
Bonnie Koehler ... assistant film editor
Jay Miracle ... assistant film editor

Casting By

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Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton

Production Design by

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Paul Sylbert

Art Direction by

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Edwin O'Donovan

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Aggie Guerard Rodgers ... (uncredited)

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Gerry Leetch ... hairdresser
Fred B. Phillips ... makeup artist (as Fred Phillips)

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Joel Douglas ... unit production manager
Irving Saraf ... post-production supervisor

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William Saint John ... second assistant director (as William St. John)
Irby Smith ... first assistant director

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Joe Acord ... construction coordinator
Tom Bartholomew ... production painter
Terry E. Lewis ... props (as Terry Lewis)
Rudy Reachi ... assistant property master (uncredited)

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Mark Berger ... post-production sound director
Pat Jackson ... sound editor
Larry Jost ... sound recordist (as Lawrence Jost)
Mary McGlone ... sound editor
Robert R. Rutledge ... sound editor (as Robert Rutledge)
Kirk Schuler ... assistant sound editor
Veronica Selver ... sound editor
Mark Berger ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
John Nutt ... sound restoration (uncredited)
Gene Radzik ... Dolby consultant: 2001 5.1 remix (uncredited)
Philip Rogers ... sound restoration (uncredited)

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Alan Gibbs ... stunts (uncredited)

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Bill Butler ... additional photography by
Dick Colean ... camera operator
William A. Fraker ... additional photography (as William Fraker)
Hugh K. Gagnier ... camera operator (as Hugh Gagnier)
George Hill ... key grip
Gary Holt ... gaffer
Dennis Marks ... gaffer
Walter Nichols ... best boy
Peter Sorel ... still photographer
Robert M. Stevens ... camera operator (as Robert Stevens)
Bill Tenny ... gaffer
Robert C. Thomas ... camera operator (as Robert Thomas)
Doug Willis ... best boy
Richard J. Edesa ... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Kyle T. MacDowell ... electrician (uncredited)
Ronald L. Vargas Jr. ... first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)

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Aggie Guerard Rodgers ... costumer (as Agnes Rodgers)

Location Management

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Frank Noonan ... location auditor
Denise Schreiter ... location coordinator
Jim Young ... location auditor

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Ted Whitfield ... music editor

Script and Continuity Department

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Natalie Drache ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Tom F. Thomas ... transportation captain (as Tom Thomas)

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Wayne Fitzgerald ... title by
Rhonda Kramer ... production office coordinator
Leonard Lipton ... production assistant
Dean R. Brooks ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Katherine Wilson ... production associate (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

McMurphy has a criminal past and has once again gotten himself into trouble and is sentenced by the court. To escape labor duties in prison, McMurphy pleads insanity and is sent to a ward for the mentally unstable. Once here, McMurphy both endures and stands witness to the abuse and degradation of the oppressive Nurse Ratched, who gains superiority and power through the flaws of the other inmates. McMurphy and the other inmates band together to make a rebellious stance against the atrocious Nurse. Written by Jacob Oberfrank

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Taglines If he's crazy, what does that make you? See more »
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Also Known As
  • Cuckoo's Nest (World-wide, English title)
  • Vol au-dessus d'un nid de coucou (France)
  • Einer flog über das Kuckucksnest (Germany)
  • Alguien voló sobre el nido del cuco (Spain)
  • Algú va volar sobre el niu del cucut (Spain, Catalan title)
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Runtime
  • 133 min
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Box Office

Budget $4,400,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $99,761, 23 Nov 1975
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $11,930,050

Did You Know?

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Trivia Many extras were authentic mental patients. See more »
Goofs The Monopoly game has plastic houses and hotels. In 1963, they would have been made of wood. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Tell Me Love Is Real (2016). See more »
Soundtracks Charmaine See more »
Crazy Credits The cast is credited in alphabetical order in the end credits, except for Brad Dourif, who is listed last as follows: "and introducing / Brad Dourif as Billy Bibbit". See more »
Quotes McMurphy: Jesus, I mean, you guys do nothing but complain about how you can't stand it in this place here and you don't have the guts just to walk out? What do you think you are, for Chrissake, crazy or somethin'? Well you're not! You're not! You're no crazier than the average asshole out walkin' around on the streets and that's it.
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