The Longest Yard (1974)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,900,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $43,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.382 |
Directed By
Robert Aldrich
Crew
Robert Aldrich
Tracy Keenan Wynn
Albert S. Ruddy
Frank De Vol
Joseph F. Biroc
Michael Luciano
Joyce Selznick
Raphael Bretton
James Dowell Vance
Albert S. Ruddy
Alan P. Horowitz
Steven R. Stevens
Tom Ellingwood
Guy Del Russo
Clifford C. Coleman
Hal Needham
Ron Wright
Howard Beals
Gordon Daniel
Jim Foglesong
James Fritch
John Wilkinson
Fred Faust
Chuck Hayward
Hal Needham
Gary McLarty
Frank Orsatti
James M. Halty
Glenn R. Wilder
Mickey Caruso
Denny Arnold
Louie Elias
Pat Studstill
Thol Simonson
TOP 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
Bernadette Peters
Miss Toot
Pervis Atkins
Mawabe
Tony Cacciotti
Rotka
Anitra Ford
Melissa
Richard Kiel
Samson
Tony Reese
Levitt
Michael Fox
Announcer
Dino Washington
Mason
George A. Jones
Big George
Chuck Hayward
Trooper I
Mort Marshall
Assistant Warden
Joe Kapp
Walking Boss
Pepper Martin
Shop Steward
Ray Nitschke
Bogdanski
Sonny Sixkiller
The Indian
Robert Tessier
Shokner
Ernie Wheelwright
Spooner
Joe Dorsey
Bartender
Gus Carlucci
Team Doctor
Jack Rockwell
Trainer
Sonny Shroyer
Tannen
Ray Ogden
Schmidt
Don Ferguson
Referee
Alfie Wise
Trooper II
Steve Wilder
J.J.
Wilbur Gillian
Big Wilbur
Wilson Warren
Buttercup
Joe Jackson
Little Joe
Howard Silverstein
Howie
Donald Hixon
Donny
Gerald Michael Atkins
Con / Football player (uncredited)
Malcolm Atterbury
Bit Part (uncredited)
J. Don Ferguson
Football Referee (uncredited)
Lance Fuller
Secondary Role (uncredited)
Harold Morris
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bill Rampley
Guard / Football Player (uncredited)
James Hooks Reynolds
Con Football Player (uncredited)
Philip Wende
Guard (uncredited)
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