header logo AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE
Movie Title
  • Movie Title
  • Search for People
ALL FILMS # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975
KEEP EXPLORING

Baseball, Blackjack (Game), Nurses, Deaf-mutes, Virginity, Impersonation and imposture, Indians of North America, Suicide, Fishing boats, Adolescents

LEARN MORE

Cast: Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco, Dean R. Brooks
Director: Milos Forman
Writer: Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman
Cinematographer: Haskell Wexler
Editor: Lynzee Klingman, Sheldon Kahn
Production Designers: Paul Sylbert, Edwin O'Donovan
Production Company: Fantasy Films

The novel upon which ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975) is based was written by Ken Kesey while he was working as a night aide at the Palo Alto Veterans Hospital. After its publication in 1962, actor Kirk Douglas purchased stage and screen rights to the novel with the intent of starring in the production himself… Learn more at the AFI Catalog

LEARN MORE
Donate today and join the nation’s strongest community of film lovers.
DONATE

SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER

American Film Institute
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

You can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side.