Overview
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.
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Crew
DirectorMiloš Forman
WriterLawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman
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
Sydney Lassick
Charlie Cheswick
William Duell
Jim Sefelt
Vincent Schiavelli
Bruce Fredrickson
Peter Brocco
Col. Matterson
Alonzo Brown
Miller
Mwako Cumbuka
Warren
Josip Elic
Bancini
Ken Kenny
Beans Garfield
Nathan George
Washington
Ted Markland
Hap Arlich
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Keywords
mentally disabledfriendshipbased on novel or booknurselunatic asylumaffectationinsane asylumoregon, usahospitalmedicationfemale villainshock treatmentmedical dramapsychological dramabriskderisiveinformative
Details
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$109M
TMDb Votes
11,411
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026