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.

Jack Nicholson
Randle Patrick McMurphy

Brad Dourif
Billy Bibbit

Louise Fletcher
Nurse Mildred Ratched

Danny DeVito
Martini

William Redfield
Dale Harding

Scatman Crothers
Orderly Turkle

Christopher Lloyd
Max Taber

Will Sampson
Chief Bromden
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Release Date
November 19, 1975
Runtime
2h 13m
Rating
R
Genres
Drama
Director