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- The play had its Broadway debut in 1963 with an adaptation by Dale Wasserman starring Kirk Douglas as Randle McMurphy, a mental patient and Joan Tetzel as Nurse Ratched.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
Director Milos Forman also took home an Oscar, as did screenwriters Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman who adapted the Ken Kesey novel.
- Milos Forman
Feb 24, 2024 · "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was an instant classic when it premiered in 1975. Here are the members of the film's main cast who are still alive as of now.
Lawrence Hauben. Screenplay. Dale Wasserman. Theatre Play. 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.
Sep 16, 2024 · 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 ...
Ken Kesey’s novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was adapted for the stage by Dale Wasserman. It premiered on Broadway in 1963 with Kirk Douglas in the leading role. Kirk then bought the film rights and tried to generate interest from most major studios, however he didn’t succeed.