A nice rest in a state mental hospital beats a stretch in the pen, right? Randle P. McMurphy (Nicholson), a free-spirited con with lightning in his veins and glib on his tongue, fakes insanity and moves in with what he calls the “nuts”. Immediately, his contagious sense of disorder runs up against numbing routine. No way should guys pickled on sedatives shuffled around in bathrobes when the World Series is on. This means war! On one side is McMurphy. On the other is soft-spoken Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), among the most coldly monstrous villains in film history. At stake is the fate of every patient on the ward.
Directed by
Milos Forman
Written by
Ken Kesey (novel); Bo Goldman; Lawrence Hauben.
Starring
Jack Nicholson (Randle Patrick McMurphy); Louise Fletcher (Nurse Mildred Ratched); William Redfield (Harding); Michael Berryman (Ellis); Peter Brocco (Colonel Matterson); Dean R. Brooks (Dr. John Spivey); Alonzo Brown (Miller); Scatman Crothers (Orderly Turkle); Mwako Cumbuka (Attendant Warren); Danny DeVito (Martini); William Duell (Jim Sefelt); Josip Elic (Bancini); Lan Fendors (Nurse Itsu); Nathan George (Attendant Washington); Ken Kenny (Beans Garfield). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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