The Longest Yard (1974)

Review: The Longest Yard (1974)

Director: Robert Aldrich

Cast: Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad, James Hampton,

Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds
Eddie Albert
Eddie Albert
Ed Lauter
Ed Lauter
Michael Conrad
Michael Conrad
James Hampton
James Hampton

Plot: A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.

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Fall 2023 viewing, part four

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Crime, violence, sports, noir, international intrigue and political allegory from Kino Lorber and Arrow […]

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