The Longest Yard
Aug 21 1974
•2h 1m
•Comedy, Drama, Crime
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.
Cast
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Burt Reynolds
Paul Crewe
Eddie Albert
Warden Hazen
Ed Lauter
Captain Knauer
Michael Conrad
Nate Scarboro
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