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The Longest Yard (1974) [R]

Featuring:
Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter

Written by:
Tracy Keenan Wynn
Albert S. Ruddy

Directed by:
Robert Aldrich


Release Date:
August 21, 1974

Original Title:
The Longest Yard

Alternate Titles:
Der härteste Weg
Det skrappe hold
Die härteste Meile
The Mean Machine
ロンゲスト・ヤード
最长的一码
터치 다운

Genres:
Comedy | Drama

Production Companies:
Paramount Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 14  FR: U  GR: 16  IE: 15  JP: G  US: R 

Runtime: 121

It's survival of the fiercest and funniest

Overview from TheMovieDB

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 (1974) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes 76%
Metacritic 61/100
Awards Won: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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Production

Assistant Director:
Clifford C. Coleman

Associate Producer:
Alan P. Horowitz

Casting:
Joyce Selznick
Steven R. Stevens

Director:
Robert Aldrich

Director of Photography:
Joseph F. Biroc

Editor:
Michael Luciano

Makeup Artist:
Tom Ellingwood
Guy Del Russo

Original Music Composer:
Frank De Vol

Producer:
Albert S. Ruddy

Production Design:
James Dowell Vance

Screenplay:
Tracy Keenan Wynn

Second Assistant Director:
Ron Wright

Second Unit Director:
Hal Needham

Set Decoration:
Raphael Bretton

Sound Editor:
Howard Beals
Gordon Daniel
James Fritch

Sound Mixer:
Fred Faust

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
John Wilkinson

Sound Recordist:
Jim Foglesong

Special Effects:
Thol Simonson

Story:
Albert S. Ruddy

Stunt Coordinator:
Hal Needham

Stunts:
Gary McLarty
Frank Orsatti
James M. Halty
Glenn R. Wilder
Mickey Caruso
Denny Arnold
Louie Elias
Pat Studstill
Chuck Hayward

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