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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

In the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.

McMurphy has a criminal past and has once again gotten himself into trouble and is sentenced by the court. To escape labor duties in prison, McMurphy pleads insanity and is sent to a ward for the mentally unstable. Once here, McMurphy both endures and stands witness to the abuse and degradation of the oppressive Nurse Ratched, who gains superiority and power through the flaws of the other inmates. McMurphy and the other inmates band together to make a rebellious stance against the atrocious Nurse.

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Info about One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Studio(s): Fantasy Films, United Artists

Originally Released: Australia, Apr 01, 1976

Production Country: United States

Box Office Gross: $11,930,050.00

Budget: $4,400,000.00

Genres:Drama

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