The Longest Yard

IMDb 6.8 1974 • 121 min • ComedyDramaCrime

Director

Robert Aldrich

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds Paul Crewe
Eddie Albert
Eddie Albert Warden Hazen
Ed Lauter
Ed Lauter Captain Knauer
Michael Conrad
Michael Conrad Nate Scarboro
James Hampton
James Hampton Caretaker