Principal cast
Jack Nicholson as Randle Patrick McMurphy, Brad Dourif as Billy Bibbit, Louise Fletcher as Nurse Mildred Ratched, Danny DeVito as Martini, and William Redfield as Dale Harding
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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.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 30 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
30 questions in this journeyWant to try a complete journey on the web? The Citizen Kane page includes the spoiler-free guide, after-film analysis, and a sample quiz.
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