The Longest Yard (1974)

Name: The Longest Yard
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime
Released: 1974
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad, James Hampton

2h 1m United States of America

Comedy Drama Crime

Plot

In "The Longest Yard," a former football star finds himself behind bars and decides to rally a group of inmates to form a football team. Their ultimate challenge comes when they face off against the prison guards. Complicating matters, the warden offers him a deal: lose the game for a chance at an early release. Torn between his own freedom and the inmates' need for confidence and respect, he must navigate this moral quandary while striving to lead his team to victory.

Cast

Burt Reynolds Eddie Albert Ed Lauter Michael Conrad James Hampton Harry Caesar John Steadman Charles Tyner Mike Henry Richard Kiel Pervis Atkins Bernadette Peters Jim Nicholson Tony Cacciotti Anitra Ford