One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
“In this clean, orderly, disciplined world, who needs guys like McMurphy? Everybody.”
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Synopsis
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.
Cast
Jack Nicholson·Randle Patrick McMurphy
Brad Dourif·Billy Bibbit
Louise Fletcher·Nurse Mildred Ratched
Danny DeVito·Martini
William Redfield·Dale Harding
Scatman Crothers·Orderly Turkle
Christopher Lloyd·Max Taber
Will Sampson·Chief Bromden
Dean R. Brooks·Dr. John Spivey
Michael Berryman·Ellis
Average shot length
5.3s per shot
Miloš Forman's career average is 6.4s across 12 measured films —see the full picture.