One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.
- genus: Drama
- Studio: Fantasy Films, United Artists
- keyword: mentally disabled, friendship, based on novel or book, nurse, lunatic asylum, insane asylum, oregon, usa, hospital, medication, female villain, shock treatment
- cast: Jack Nicholson, Brad Dourif, Louise Fletcher, Danny DeVito, William Redfield, Scatman Crothers