The Longest Yard

6.7 / 10

(275 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Comedy,

Drama

Duration:

121 minutes

Year:

1974

Director:

Robert Aldrich

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Company:

Paramount Pictures

Budget:

$2,900,000

Revenue:

$43,000,000

Cast:
Burt Reynolds

Paul Crewe

Eddie Albert

Warden Hazen

Ed Lauter

Captain Knauer

Michael Conrad

Nate Scarboro

James Hampton

Caretaker

Crew:
Robert Aldrich

Director

Tracy Keenan Wynn

Screenplay

Albert S. Ruddy

Producer

Frank De Vol

Original Music Composer

Joseph F. Biroc

Director of Photography