Principal cast
Jack Nicholson, Brad Dourif, Louise Fletcher, Danny DeVito and William Redfield
Film 20 of 498 on the Screen Path
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
In this clean, orderly, disciplined world, who needs guys like McMurphy? Everybody.
About the film
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1975 film at stop 20 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Haskell Wexler (director of photography), Lynzee Klingman (editor), Sheldon Kahn (editor), Jack Nitzsche (original music composer) and Bo Goldman (screenplay)
- Director
- Miloš Forman
- Release
- 1975-11-19
- Runtime
- 135 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 30 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 30 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
30 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Jack NicholsonCharacter: Randle Patrick McMurphy
- Brad DourifCharacter: Billy Bibbit
- Louise FletcherCharacter: Nurse Mildred Ratched
- Danny DeVitoCharacter: Martini
- William RedfieldCharacter: Dale Harding
- Scatman CrothersCharacter: Orderly Turkle
- Christopher LloydCharacter: Max Taber
- Will SampsonCharacter: Chief Bromden
- Dean R. BrooksCharacter: Dr. John Spivey
- Michael BerrymanCharacter: Ellis
- Sydney LassickCharacter: Charlie Cheswick
- William DuellCharacter: Jim Sefelt
Full crew
Full crew
- Miloš FormanCredits: Director
- Sheldon KahnCredits: Editor
- Saul ZaentzCredits: Producer
- Alan GibbsCredits: Stunts
- Ken KeseyCredits: Novel
- Lynzee KlingmanCredits: Editor
- Michael DouglasCredits: Producer
- Jack NitzscheCredits: Original Music Composer
- Lawrence HaubenCredits: Screenplay
- Jane FeinbergCredits: Casting
- Mike FentonCredits: Casting
- Pat JacksonCredits: Sound Editor
- Bo GoldmanCredits: Screenplay
- Haskell WexlerCredits: Director of Photography
- Fred B. PhillipsCredits: Makeup Artist
- Irby SmithCredits: Assistant Director
- Paul SylbertCredits: Production Design
- Aggie Guerard RodgersCredits: Costume Design
- Natalie DracheCredits: Script Supervisor
- Dick ColeanCredits: Camera Operator
- George HillCredits: Grip
- Philip RogersCredits: Sound
- Kyle T. MacDowellCredits: Electrician
- Joe AcordCredits: Construction Coordinator
- Martin FinkCredits: Associate Producer
- Joel ChernoffCredits: Executive In Charge Of Production
- Edwin O'DonovanCredits: Art Direction
- Richard ChewCredits: Supervising Film Editor
- Bonnie KoehlerCredits: Assistant Editor
- Arthur CoburnCredits: Assistant Editor
- Dale WassermanCredits: Theatre Play
- Joel DouglasCredits: Unit Production Manager
- Irving SarafCredits: Post Production Supervisor
- Ted WhitfieldCredits: Music Editor
- Jay MiracleCredits: Assistant Editor
- Tom BartholomewCredits: Painter
- Tom F. ThomasCredits: Transportation Captain
- Robert C. ThomasCredits: Camera Operator
- Wayne FitzgeraldCredits: Title Designer
- Larry JostCredits: Sound Recordist
- Terry E. LewisCredits: Props
- Gary H. HoltCredits: Gaffer
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