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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975 film directed by Miloš Forman
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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Summary

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.11% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79,371 views/month, #106 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Miloš Forman[3]
  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[4], Academy Award for Best Director[5], Academy Award for Best Actress[6], Academy Award for Best Actor[7], BAFTA Award for Best Film[8], BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[9], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[10], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[11]
  • Director: Miloš Forman[12]
  • Screenwriter: Bo Goldman[13], Lawrence Hauben[14]
  • Composer: Jack Nitzsche[15]
  • Movement: New Hollywood[16]
  • Genre: comedy film[17], medical drama[18], prison film[19]
  • Based on: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest[20]
  • Cast member: Jack Nicholson[21], Louise Fletcher[22], Will Sampson[23], William Redfield[24], Brad Dourif[25], Danny DeVito[26], Sydney Lassick[27], Christopher Lloyd[28], Scatman Crothers[29], Michael Berryman[30], Nathan George[31], Vincent Schiavelli[32], Anjelica Huston[33], William Duell[34]
  • Producer: Saul Zaentz[35], Michael Douglas[36]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[37]
  • Production company: Fantasy Films Productions[38], Bryna Productions[39]
  • Director of photography: Haskell Wexler[40]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[41]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[42]
  • Commons category: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)[43]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[44]
  • Review score: 9.1/10[45], 93%[46], 84/100[47], 8.6/10[48], 4.4/5[49]
  • Color: color[50]
  • Country of origin: United States[51]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1975[52], March 18, 1976[53], November 19, 1975[54]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[55], MOKÉP[56], Netflix[57], United Artists[58]
  • Narrative location: Oregon[59]

Why It Matters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

What awards did One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[4], Academy Award for Best Director[5], Academy Award for Best Actress[6], and Academy Award for Best Actor[7].

Related Entities

Anjelica Huston Brad Dourif Christopher Lloyd Danny DeVito film Jack Nicholson Joker Ken Kesey Kirk Douglas Louise Fletcher Michael Douglas Miloš Forman Museum of Modern Art Netflix Oregon Scatman Crothers United States Vincent Schiavelli

References

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  20. [31] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  34. [3] ↑ . moma.org. moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  43. [45] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . Letterboxd. wikidata.org.
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  51. [53] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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