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The Longest Yard (1974)  link to The Longest Yard on IMDb  

Number: 114

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IMDb Rating:
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7.1/10 (13081 votes)

Country: USA, 121 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Crime, Sport

Director(s): Robert Aldrich

Cast: Burt Reynolds (as Paul Crewe), Eddie Albert (as Warden Hazen), Ed Lauter (as Captain Knauer), Michael Conrad (as Nate Scarboro), James Hampton (as Caretaker)

Medium: Unknown,

Storyline: 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.

Location: K14

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1