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.
Title | The Longest Yard |
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Year | 1974 |
Genre | Comedy, Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Paramount Pictures |
Cast | Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad, James Hampton, Harry Caesar |
Crew | Robert Aldrich (Director), Tracy Keenan Wynn (Screenplay), Albert S. Ruddy (Producer), Frank De Vol (Original Music Composer), Joseph F. Biroc (Director of Photography), Michael Luciano (Editor) |
Keyword | prison, sports, american football, georgia, quarterback, palm beach |
Release | Aug 21, 1974 |
Runtime | 121 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.72 / 10 by 280 users |
Popularity | 19 |
Budget | 2,900,000 |
Revenue | 43,000,000 |
Language | English |