The Longest Yard (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 for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.
Rating: 6.7
Genres Comedy, Drama, Sports
Original language: en
IMDb tt0071771
Stars
Burt Reynolds as Paul Crewe
Eddie Albert as Captain Knauer
Ed Lauter as Guard
James Hampton as Carey
Richard Kiel as Burt
Michael Conrad as Warden
Tony Cacciotti as Mason
Bernadette Peters as Anita
Creators
Robert Aldrich (Director)
Albert S. Ruddy (Producer)
Terry Southern (Writer)
Robert Aldrich (Writer)
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