One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Jack Nicholson Randle Patrick McMurphy

Brad Dourif Billy Bibbit

Louise Fletcher Nurse Mildred Ratched

Danny DeVito Martini

William Redfield Dale Harding