One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

2h 13min

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Fantasy Films

United Artists

Cast

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Randle Patrick McMurphy
Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Billy Bibbit
Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

Nurse Mildred Ratched
William Redfield

William Redfield

Dale Harding
Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Orderly Turkle
Will Sampson

Will Sampson

Chief Bromden
Dean R. Brooks

Dean R. Brooks

Dr. John Spivey
Sydney Lassick

Sydney Lassick

Charlie Cheswick
William Duell

William Duell

Jim Sefelt
Vincent Schiavelli

Vincent Schiavelli

Bruce Fredrickson
Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

Col. Matterson
Josip Elic

Josip Elic

Bancini
Ken Kenny

Ken Kenny

Beans Garfield
Nathan George

Nathan George

Washington
Ted Markland

Ted Markland

Hap Arlich
Lan Fendors

Lan Fendors

Nurse Itsu
Mimi Sarkisian

Mimi Sarkisian

Nurse Pilbow
Mel Lambert

Mel Lambert

Harbor Master
Kay Lee

Kay Lee

Night Supervisor
Tin Welch

Tin Welch

Ruckley
Aurore Clément

Aurore Clément

Lady on Pier (uncredited)
Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Woman in Crowd on Pier (uncredited)
Audrey Landers

Audrey Landers

Actress on TV Screen (uncredited)
Saul Zaentz

Saul Zaentz

Captain on Shore (uncredited)

Release date

19th Nov 1975

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English