The Longest Yard
1974 • Comedy | Drama
6.727 (297)
Robert Aldrich
Director
Albert S. Ruddy
Story
Status
Released
Release date
August 21, 1974
Duration
121 Min
Language
en
Popularity
4.2564
Budget
$2,900,000
Revenue
$43,008,075
Overview
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
Eddie Albert
Ed Lauter
Michael Conrad
James Hampton
Harry Caesar
John Steadman
Charles Tyner
Mike Henry
Bernadette Peters
Pervis Atkins
Tony Cacciotti
Anitra Ford
Richard Kiel
Michael Fox
Dino Washington
George A. Jones
Chuck Hayward
Joe Kapp
Pepper Martin
Ray Nitschke
Robert Tessier
Jack Rockwell
Sonny Shroyer
Alfie Wise
Malcolm Atterbury
J. Don Ferguson
Lance Fuller
