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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, Mike Conrad and James Hampton.
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.
- Robert Aldrich
- 4 min
Burt Reynolds ... Paul Crewe: Eddie Albert ... Warden Hazen: Ed Lauter ... Captain Knauer: Michael Conrad ... Nate Scarboro: James Hampton ... Caretaker (as Jim Hampton) Harry Caesar ... Granville: John Steadman ... Pop: Charles Tyner ... Unger
Burt Reynolds plays Paul Crewe, a former star quarterback in the NFL, who finds himself incarcerated and forced to put together a team of inmates to plays against the guards.
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- Burt Reynolds
501. Play trailer 2:32. 1. 2 Videos. 99+ Photos. Comedy Crime Sport. Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards. Director. Peter Segal. Writers. Albert S. Ruddy. Tracy Keenan Wynn. Sheldon Turner. Stars. Adam Sandler. Burt Reynolds. Chris Rock. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. +2. Add to Watchlist.
- Peter Segal
- 3 min
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. 873 IMDb 7.1 2 h 1 min 1974. X-Ray R. Drama · Comedy · Coarse · Joyous. Available to rent or buy.
Nov 28, 2018 · Aldrich regrouped with The Longest Yard (1974), a gritty but funny prison drama about a brutal football game between guards and inmates. Its star Burt Reynolds had spent years as a stuntman and action player before attracting acting honors in John Boorman's Deliverance (1972). Reynolds also knew football, in college he had been a halfback for ...