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The Longest Yard (1974)

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The movie is based on a real-life association football game in 1942 between German soldiers and Ukrainian prisoners of war during World War II, known as the Death Match. An ex-football star doing time is forced by the warden to organize a team of inmates to play against (and get pummeled by) his own line-up of guards.

Genre:

Drama, Comedy, Crime

Actors:

Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad, James Hampton, Harry Caesar, John Steadman, Charles Tyner, Mike Henry, Jim Nicholson, Bernadette Peters, ...»

Director:

Robert Aldrich

Country:

United States

Release:

1974

IMDb:

7.1

Quality:

Duration:

121 min

KEYWORDS:

#Burt Reynolds #Ed Lauter #Eddie Albert #Robert Aldrich #The Longest Yard (1974)

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ACTORS OF "The Longest Yard (1974)"

Burt Reynolds

11 February 1936, Lansing, Michigan, USA

Eddie Albert

22 April 1906, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Ed Lauter

30 October 1938, Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA

Michael Conrad

16 October 1925, New York City, New York, USA

James Hampton

9 July 1936, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Harry Caesar

18 February 1928, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

John Steadman

20 July 1909, Lexington, South Carolina, USA

Charles Tyner

8 June 1925, Danville, Virginia, USA

Mike Henry

15 August 1936, Los Angeles, California, USA

Jim Nicholson

Bernadette Peters

28 February 1948, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

1942, California, USA

Michael Fox

27 February 1921, Yonkers, New York, USA

Joe Kapp

19 March 1938, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Richard Kiel

13 September 1939, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Pepper Martin

20 September 1936

Mort Marshall

17 August 1918, New York City, New York, USA

Ray Nitschke

29 December 1936, Elmwood Park, Illinois, USA

Tony Reese

10 October 1919, Foggia, Puglia, Italy

Sonny Sixkiller

Robert Tessier

2 June 1934, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Dino Washington

Ernie Wheelwright

28 November 1939, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Joe Dorsey

1925

Gus Carlucci

25 October 1928, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Jack Rockwell

Sonny Shroyer

28 August 1935, Valdosta, Georgia, USA

Ray Ogden

Don Ferguson

Chuck Hayward

20 January 1920, Alliance, Nebraska, USA

Alfie Wise

17 November 1943, Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA

20 February 1907, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

J. Don Ferguson

21 November 1933, Savannah, Georgia, USA

Lance Fuller

6 December 1928, Somerset, Kentucky, USA

Bill Rampley

James Hooks Reynolds

1936

DIRECTORS OF "The Longest Yard (1974)"

Robert Aldrich

9 August 1918, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA

CREATORS OF "The Longest Yard (1974)"

Albert S. Ruddy

28 March 1930, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Tracy Keenan Wynn

28 February 1945, Hollywood, California, USA

HEROES OF "The Longest Yard (1974)"

Paul Crewe

Played by: Burt Reynolds

Warden Hazen

Played by: Eddie Albert

Captain Knauer

Played by: Ed Lauter

Nate Scarboro

Played by: Michael Conrad

Caretaker

Played by: James Hampton

Granville

Played by: Harry Caesar

Unger

Played by: Charles Tyner

Samson

Played by: Richard Kiel

Warden's Crony

Played by: Mort Marshall

Bogdanski

Played by: Ray Nitschke

The Indian

Played by: Sonny Sixkiller

Referee

Played by: Don Ferguson

Jesse

Played by: Steve Wilder

Little Joe

Played by: Joe Jackson

CRITICS OF "The Longest Yard (1974)"

Film Threat

Aldrich...created Paul Crewe just as much as Reynolds did.

July 03, 2005

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TIME Magazine

What saves it, aside from good performances by Burt Reynolds and a thundering herd of supporting grotesques, is, of all things, a tough, tiny nut of valid social criticism.

August 04, 2008

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TV Guide

Part prison film, part football film, this violent but outstanding comedy-drama by gifted action director Robert Aldrich explores the brutality inherent in both the American penal system and football.

March 21, 2007

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Pardon me if I wasn't blown away by all its simplistic machinations and lighthearted appeal to one's baser instincts.

October 11, 2007

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Bullz-Eye.com

The football sequences are excellent, which makes sense given that half of the actors were college or pro ballers themselves.

July 05, 2005

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FulvueDrive-in.com

The original has just the right mix of toughness and humor. Burt Reynolds was born to play incarcerated quarterback Paul Crewe.

February 18, 2006

Combustible Celluloid

One of Robert Aldrich's biggest hits, The Longest Yard (1974) combines his ferocious worldview with a new kind of rambunctious audience appeal...

May 30, 2005

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Reno Gazette-Journal

The film drags until it reaches the climactic football game, and the contest itself doesn't justify the two-hour run.

June 02, 2005

Film4

If it ultimately descends into macho nonsense, then that's all part of the fun.

July 31, 2008

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Variety

An outstanding action drama, combining the brutish excitement of football competition with the brutalities of contemporary prison life.

August 04, 2008

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Time Out

Very exciting, very witty, and elevated above its action-movie status by Aldrich's deliberate references to Nixon in Albert's characterisation of the warden.

February 09, 2006

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New York Times

Though The Yard is a terrible picture, I'll admit to having unwillingly enjoyed some of the football practice and parts of the final game -- even though it's much too long.

May 09, 2005

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