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  1. Box office. $163.3 million [3] One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American psychological drama film [4] directed by Miloš Forman, based on the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. The film stars Jack Nicholson as a new patient at a mental institution, alongside Louise Fletcher as the domineering head nurse.

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  2. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was the seventh most profitable film of the 1970s, and the first movie since Frank Capra’s “It Happened One Night” (1934) to win awards in all major categories.

  3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Film) study guide contains a biography of Milos Forman, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Best summary PDF, themes, and quotes.

    • Milos Forman. The Czech Director fled his country shortly after the Russians invaded, and struggled to find work. After seeing some of his earlier films, Douglas wanted him and no one else to direct the picture.
    • Jack Nicholson. Breathtaking best describes the performance of Nicholson in this film, and though he has been remarkable since, often, never again was he this brilliant.
    • Louise Fletcher. Finding the perfect tone to portray this monster, she played Nurse Ratched as though she believed what she was doing to these men was for their greater good.
    • Michael Douglas. Nothing happens without Douglas. He was the driving force behind the film, believing in the production before there was anything to believe in.
  4. Sep 16, 2020 · The story, centering on the mistreatment of fictional patients in a psychiatric facility, sparked public interest in mental health practices — helping initiate change in an industry fraught with...

  5. Directed by Milos Forman. With Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield. 133 min. 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 psychiatric hospital might ensure his early release.

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  7. Oct 10, 2017 · Despite the fact One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is 42 years old and based on a Ken Kesey novel that is even older, it is the perfect film to show on the 25th anniversary of Mental Health Day. It is a film of extraordinary power and it’s core values are still relevant today.

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