One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

About

Chief Bromden, a gigantic Euro-Indigenous American patient at a psychiatric hospital, who presents himself as deaf, mute, and docile. Bromden's tale focuses mainly on the antics of tale focuses mainly on the antics of the rebellious Randle Patrick McMurphy, a petty criminal who, 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.

Credits

Directed by

• Miloš Forman

Written by

• Lawrence Hauben
• Bo Goldman

Produced by

• Saul Zaentz
• Michael Douglas

Music by

• Jack Nitzsche

Cinematography

• Haskell Wexler

Edited by

• Sheldon Kahn
• Lynzee Klingman

Cast

• Jack Nicholsonas Randle Patrick McMurphy
• Brad Dourifas Billy Bibbit
• Louise Fletcheras Nurse Mildred Ratched
• Danny DeVitoas Martini
• William Redfieldas Dale Harding
• Scatman Crothersas Orderly Turkle
• Christopher Lloydas Max Taber
• Will Sampsonas Chief Bromden
• Dean R. Brooksas Dr. John Spivey
• Michael Berrymanas Ellis
• Sydney Lassickas Charlie Cheswick
• William Duellas Jim Sefelt
• Vincent Schiavellias Bruce Fredrickson
• Peter Broccoas Col. Matterson
• Alonzo Brownas Miller
• Mwako Cumbukaas Warren
• Josip Elicas Bancini
• Ken Kennyas Beans Garfield
• Nathan Georgeas Washington
• Ted Marklandas Hap Arlich

Genres