One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Milos Forman / US, 1975 / 132 min.
This milestone in the history of film won five Oscars, including awards for Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher. Nicholson stars as the rebellious McMurphy who is committed to a mental institution and openly challenges the authority of Nurse Ratched. 50th Anniversary!
Randle P. McMurphy (Nicholson) has himself declared mentally defective to escape a prison sentence. But this backfires when he’s sent to a psychiatric institution for an indefinite period. There, he tries to shake things up a bit with jokes and games, and even manages to get 'deaf mute' Chief Broom to speak. Thwarted at every turn by tyrannical Nurse Ratched, however, dyed-in-the-wool provocateur McMurphy incites the patients to revolt.
Screening on 35mm from the Eye collection
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Director
Milos Forman
Production year
1975
Country
US
Original title
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Length
132 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
Part of
Eye Classics
Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.
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