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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975
A criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.
StarsJack NicholsonLouise FletcherWill SampsonMichael Berryman
DirectorMilos Forman
WriterLawrence Hauben (screenplay)Bo Goldman (screenplay)Ken Kesey (based on the novel by)Dale Wasserman (the play version: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by)
AwardsWon 5 Oscars
- Best Adapted ScreenplayWinnerLawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman
- Best Motion Picture of the YearWinnerSaul Zaentz, Michael Douglas
- Best Achievement in DirectingWinnerMilos Forman
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleWinnerLouise Fletcher
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleWinnerJack Nicholson
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting RoleBrad Dourif
- Best Achievement in CinematographyHaskell Wexler, Bill Butler
- Best Achievement in Film EditingRichard Chew, Lynzee Klingman, Sheldon Kahn
- Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) of a Dramatic PictureJack Nitzsche