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The Longest Yard is a 1974 American prison sports comedy-drama film directed by Robert Aldrich, written by Tracy Keenan Wynn, based on a story by producer Albert S. Ruddy, and starring Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad and James Hampton.
Overview. 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.
76% Tomatometer 37 Reviews. 75% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings. An ex-football star doing time is forced by the warden to organize a team of inmates to play against his own...
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- Robert Aldrich
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- Burt Reynolds
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Aldrich regrouped with The Longest Yard (1974), a gritty but funny prison drama about a brutal football game between guards and inmates. Its star Burt Reynolds had spent years as a stuntman and action player before attracting acting honors in John Boorman's Deliverance (1972).
- Robert Aldrich, Hal Needham
- Burt Reynolds
The Longest Yard is a 1974 American sports comedy film directed by Robert Aldrich, written by Tracy Keenan Wynn and based on a story by producer Albert S. Ruddy. The film follows a workaholic resident (Burt Reynolds) recruiting the group of prisoners and playing football against their guards.
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