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The Longest Yard (1974)

  • Rated R
  • 2hr 1m
  • 61

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Robert Aldrich

Producer:

Al Ruddy

Writer:

Tracy Keenan Wynn, Al Ruddy

Release Date:

Aug 30, 1974

Runtime:

2hr 1m

Synopsis

A sadistic warden asks a former pro quarterback, now serving time in his prison, to put together a team of inmates to take on (and get pummeled by) the guards.

Cast

  • Burt Reynolds
  • Eddie Albert
  • Ed Lauter
  • Michael Conrad
  • James Hampton
  • Harry Caesar
  • John Steadman
  • Charles Tyner
  • Mike Henry
  • Jim Nicholson

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Metacritic

61
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Based on 7 Critics
6.7

USER SCORE (9)

Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Reviews
60

What saves it, aside from good performances by Burt Reynolds and a thundering herd of supporting grotesques, is, of all things, a tough, tiny nut of valid social criticism.

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