The Longest Yard
1974 · Movie · 123 min. · United States
In this rough-and tumble movie, actually filmed on-location at the Georgia State Prison, the cons are the heroes and the guards are the heavies. Eddie Albert is the sadistic warden who'll gladly make any sacrifice to push his guards' semi-pro football team to the national championship. Burt Reynolds plays one-time pro quarterback Paul Crewe, now behind bars for leading State Police on a wild chase in a "borrowed car" and more. He agrees to organize a prisoners' team to play the guards. The warden intercedes to assure that his goon squad will meet only passive resistance from Crewe's "Mean Machine." But the license to pound on their hated guards is a big incentive for murderers and thieves to learn strategy.
Direction Robert Aldrich
Cast Burt Reynolds · Eddie Albert · Ed Lauter · Michael Conrad · James Hampton · Richard Kiel · Harry Caesar · Bernadette Peters · Mike Henry · Anitra Ford · Charles Tyner
Soundtrack Frank De Vol
Screenplay Tracy Keenan Wynn · Albert S. Ruddy Production
Cinematography Joseph F. Biroc
Original title The Longest Yard
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