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The Longest Yard
It's survival of the fiercest and funniest
It's survival of the fiercest and funniest
Comedy, Crime, Drama - 1974
The Longest Yard
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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.
Director:
,
Robert Aldrich
Cast:
,
Charles Tyner
,
Eddie Albert
,
James Hampton
,
Burt Reynolds
,
Harry Caesar
,
Ed Lauter
,
Michael Conrad
,
Mike Henry
,
John Steadman
,
Mike Henry

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Details

Runtime:
121 min
Release date:
21 Aug 1974
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$2,900,000
Revenue:
$43,008,075
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
An outstanding action drama, combining the brutish excitement of football competition with the brutalities of contemporary prison life.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
4 Aug 2008
fresh:
What saves it, aside from good performances by Burt Reynolds and a thundering herd of supporting grotesques, is, of all things, a tough, tiny nut of valid social criticism.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
4 Aug 2008
fresh:
Very exciting, very witty, and elevated above its action-movie status by Aldrich's deliberate references to Nixon in Albert's characterisation of the warden.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
rotten:
Though The Yard is a terrible picture, I'll admit to having unwillingly enjoyed some of the football practice and parts of the final game -- even though it's much too long.
– Nora Sayre,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
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