The Longest Yard (1974)
"It's survival of the fiercest and funniest"
Title: The Longest Yard
Original Title: The Longest Yard
Release Date: 1974-08-21
Status: Released
Rating: 6.7/10 (from 295 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures
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.
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
Jim Nicholson
Ice Man
