The Longest Yard
299 reviews
Comedy/Drama
2h 1m
1974
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...
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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.
- DirectorRobert Aldrich
- Release21 August 1974
- Genre
- Duration2h 1m
- Budget$2,900,000
- Revenue$43,008,075
- Rate299 reviews
- Productions
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

Bernadette Peters
Miss Toot

Pervis Atkins
Mawabe

Tony Cacciotti
Rotka

Anitra Ford
Melissa

Richard Kiel
Samson

Michael Fox
Announcer

Dino Washington
Mason

George A. Jones
Big George

Chuck Hayward
Trooper I

Joe Kapp
Walking Boss

Pepper Martin
Shop Steward

Ray Nitschke
Bogdanski

Robert Tessier
Shokner

Jack Rockwell
Trainer

Sonny Shroyer
Tannen

Alfie Wise
Trooper II

Malcolm Atterbury
Bit Part (uncredited)

J. Don Ferguson
Football Referee (uncredited)

Lance Fuller
Secondary Role (uncredited)
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