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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.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Full Cast & Crew. 84 Metascore. 1975. 2 hr 13 mins. Drama, Comedy. R. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Best Picture winner stars Best Actor Jack Nicholson as an...
- Milos Forman
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.
Nov 19, 1975 · One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Directed by Milos Forman. With Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco, Dean R. Brooks, Alonzo Brown. In the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.
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The film, released in 1975, won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor (Jack Nicholson), Best Actress (Louise Fletcher), Best Screenplay Adapted from Other Material (Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman), and Best Director (Milos Forman).
Sep 27, 2020 · One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest was first adapted to the stage in 1963 and starred Kirk Douglas in the role of McMurphy. Douglas bought the film rights to the novel when he read the story in galley form in 1961, and had plans to reprise his starring role on the big screen.
As Nicholson was on a set in Salem, Oregon filming Miloš Forman celebrated adaptation of Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, he sent over what is probably the best ever in absentia acceptance speech in BAFTA history with a little help from Danny DeVito, Louise Fletcher and some of the other inmates.”
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