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.
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The Longest Yard
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Movie · Comedy · Drama · R
1974 · 2h 1m · ★ 45% (38K)
It's survival of the fiercest and funniest
Director: Robert Aldrich
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter
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.
Director
Robert Aldrich
Production
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad, James Hampton, Harry Caesar, John Steadman, Charles Tyner, Mike Henry, Richard Kiel, Pervis Atkins, Bernadette Peters, Jim Nicholson, Tony Cacciotti, Anitra Ford, Tony Reese, Michael Fox, Dino Washington, George A. Jones, Chuck Hayward