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One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest , American dramatic film, released in 1975, that was based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey. The movie, directed by Miloš Forman and starring Jack Nicholson, was the first film since It Happened One Night (1934) to win the Academy Awards for best picture, director, lead actor, lead actress, and ...
Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher are worthy adversaries in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, with Miloš Forman's more grounded and morally ambiguous approach to Ken Kesey's...
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Feb 2, 2003 · The film is remembered as a comedy about the inmate revolt led by McMurphy, and the fishing trip, the all-night orgy, and his defiance of Nurse Ratched (Fletcher)--but in fact it is about McMurphy's defeat. One can call it a moral victory, and rejoice in the Chief's escape, but that is small consolation for McMurphy.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. A feisty misfit sent to mental hospital inspires his fellow patients to assert them,to the chagrin of the strong-willed head nurse,who is more dangerous than any of the inmates. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. A feisty misfit sent to mental hospital ...
That sort of observation, when it's allowed to happen, is what's best about "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." We meet a classic outsider -- R.P. McMurphy, a quintessentially sane convict sent to the institution as a punishment for troublemaking -- whose charisma and gall allow him to break through to a group of patients who've mostly fallen ...
A rabble-rousing prisoner transfers to a psychiatric ward thinking it'll be better than hard labor — until he tangles with the controlling Nurse Ratched. Watch trailers & learn more.
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) The comic energy and tragic weight of Jack Nicholson’s unforgettable lead performance make this a classic of 70s cinema. Adapted from Ken Kesey’s novel, the film centres on Randle McMurphy (Nicholson), a convict who simulates mental illness in the hope that a transfer to a psychiatric hospital might ...
