The Longest Yard (1974)

  • R
  • 08/21/1974 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 2h 1m

It's survival of the fiercest and funniest

Overview

A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.

Robert Aldrich

Director

Tracy Keenan Wynn

Screenplay

Albert S. Ruddy

Story

Cast

Burt Reynolds's headshot

Burt Reynolds

Paul Crewe
Eddie Albert's headshot

Eddie Albert

Warden Hazen
Ed Lauter's headshot

Ed Lauter

Captain Knauer
Michael Conrad's headshot

Michael Conrad

Nate Scarboro
James Hampton's headshot

James Hampton

Caretaker
Harry Caesar's headshot

Harry Caesar

Granville
John Steadman's headshot

John Steadman

Pop
Charles Tyner's headshot

Charles Tyner

Unger

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