One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975 · directed by Miloš Forman

Rating

94/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

Oscar Winner, NFR

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.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), directed by Miloš Forman, rates 94/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Jack Nicholson
• Brad Dourif
• Louise Fletcher
• Danny DeVito
• William Redfield
• Scatman Crothers
• Christopher Lloyd
• Will Sampson
• Dean R. Brooks
• Michael Berryman

Crew

• Haskell Wexler — Director of Photography
• Lynzee Klingman — Editor
• Sheldon Kahn — Editor
• Jack Nitzsche — Original Music Composer
• Bo Goldman — Screenplay
• Lawrence Hauben — Screenplay

More from Miloš Forman

1. Amadeus (1984) — 95/100 · hit
2. Taking Off (1971) — 83/100 · hit
3. Loves of a Blonde (1965) — 81/100 · hit
4. The Firemen's Ball (1967) — 80/100 · hit
5. The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) — 76/100
6. Hair (1979) — 75/100

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