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The Longest Yard (1974)
| Rating: | R (N/A) |
| Genre: | Comedy, Drama |
| Release Date: | January 1, 1974 |
| Running time: | 121 minutes |
| Cast: | Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad, James Hampton |
| Director: | Robert Aldrich |
| Producer: | Albert S Ruddy |
| Writer: | Albert S. Ruddy, Tracy Keenan Wynn |
| Distributor: | Paramount Pictures |
Description: Ex-football star Paul Crewe (Burt Reynolds) ends up in a prison run by sadistic sports-nut Warden Hazen (Eddie Albert). Strong-armed into forming an inmate football team, Crewe manages to instill an esprit de corps previously lacking in the prisoners' lives. Besides, they now have the chance to beat the guards' football team, headed by the hissable Capt. Knauer (Ed Lauter). Hazen orders Crewe to throw the match; otherwise, Crewe will never get the pardon he's been promised. The football game that follows consumes nearly a third of the picture.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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