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The Longest Yard is a 1974 American prison sports comedy-drama film directed by Robert Aldrich, written by Tracy Keenan Wynn, based on a story by producer Albert S. Ruddy, and starring Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad and James Hampton. The film was released as The Mean Machine in the United Kingdom and South Africa.
The Longest Yard: Directed by Robert Aldrich. With Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad. A sadistic warden asks a former pro quarterback, now serving time in his prison, to put together a team of inmates to take on (and get pummeled by) the guards.
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An ex-football star doing time is forced by the warden to organize a team of inmates to play against his own line-up of guards. The warden tries to blackmail him into throwing the game, but the ...
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- Burt Reynolds
Overview. A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem. Robert Aldrich. Director. Tracy Keenan Wynn. Screenplay. Albert S. Ruddy. Story.
Nov 28, 2018 · A former, professional quarterback turned convict is asked to help a semiprofessional team of guards win a championship game, in exchange for early parole.
A washed-up former pro football quarterback - now in prison - is forced to lead a group of inmates in a gridiron grudge match against vicious prison guards.
