The Longest Yard
“It's survival of the fiercest and funniest”
1974•R•2h 1m•6.7•Released
ComedyDramaCrime
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
Writer
Tracy Keenan Wynn
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$43M
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Burt Reynolds
Paul Crewe
Eddie Albert
Warden Hazen
Ed Lauter
Captain Knauer
Michael Conrad
Nate Scarboro
James Hampton
Caretaker
Harry Caesar
Granville
John Steadman
Pop
Charles Tyner
Unger
Mike Henry
Rassmeusen
Richard Kiel
Samson
Pervis Atkins
Mawabe
Bernadette Peters
Miss Toot
Jim Nicholson
Ice Man
Tony Cacciotti
Rotka
Anitra Ford
Melissa
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Producer
Albert S. Ruddy
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