One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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drama film film

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American drama film directed by Miloš Forman, acclaimed for its powerful critique of institutional psychiatry and its sweep of the five major Academy Awards.

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instanceOf	drama film ⓘ film ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork	Ken Kesey ⓘ
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ BAFTA Award for Best Film ⓘ Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama ⓘ surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama ⓘ Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama ⓘ
basedOn	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel) ⓘ
cinematography	Bill Butler ⓘ Haskell Wexler ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
director	Milos Forman ⓘ surface form: Miloš Forman
distributedBy	United Artists ⓘ
distributor	United Artists ⓘ
editor	Lynzee Klingman ⓘ Richard Chew ⓘ Sheldon Kahn ⓘ
filmingLocation	Oregon State Hospital ⓘ
genre	drama ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	Nurse Ratched ⓘ Randle Patrick McMurphy ⓘ
musicBy	Jack Nitzsche ⓘ
notableAchievement	swept the five major Academy Awards ⓘ
portrayedBy	Jack Nicholson ⓘ Louise Fletcher ⓘ
producer	Michael Douglas ⓘ Saul Zaentz ⓘ
productionCompany	Fantasy Films ⓘ
publicationDate	1975 ⓘ
screenwriter	Bo Goldman ⓘ Lawrence Hauben ⓘ
setIn	psychiatric hospital ⓘ
setInPeriod	1960s ⓘ
starring	Brad Dourif ⓘ Christopher Lloyd ⓘ Danny DeVito ⓘ Jack Nicholson ⓘ Louise Fletcher ⓘ Will Sampson ⓘ William Redfield ⓘ
theme	abuse of power in mental institutions ⓘ critique of institutional psychiatry ⓘ individualism versus authority ⓘ

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