One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) USA / 133 min
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Genre: Drama /  more »
Awards: Won 5 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 12 nominations  more »
User Ratings: 8.8 (404,483 votes)  more »
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Also rated #13 in the Top 250
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Summary: Upon admittance to a mental institution, a brash rebel rallies the patients to take on the oppressive head nurse, a woman he views as more dictator than nurse.  more »
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Filmmakers: Milos Forman - Director, Lawrence Hauben - Writer (screenplay), Bo Goldman - Writer (screenplay), Ken Kesey - Writer (novel), Dale Wasserman - Writer (play version "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"), Michael Douglas - Producer, Saul Zaentz - Producer, Haskell Wexler - Cinematographer, Jack Nitzsche - Composer, Paul Sylbert - Production Designer, Sheldon Kahn - Editor, Lynzee Klingman - Editor  more »
Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)STARmeter™

Michael Berryman ... Ellis 4,044 
Peter Brocco ... Col. Matterson 16,521 
Dean R. Brooks ... Dr. Spivey 24,909 
Alonzo Brown ... Miller 30,242 

Scatman Crothers ... Turkle 4,466