Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment brings “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for the first time ever. Directed by Miloš Forman, the comedy-drama is considered by many to be one of the greatest films ever made. It is also one of only three films to win all five major Academy Awards at the 48th Academy Awards. An all-star ensemble remains one of the main reasons this fascinating 1975 classic has stood the test of time.
This 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray edition of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” includes a digital copy and will be available for purchase on November 11. See below for a full synopsis of the film as well as a list of special features.
About the movie:
Year: 1975
Runtime: 133 minutes
Director: Milos Forman
ScreenwriterPs: Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Christopher Lloyd, Will Sampson, Brad Dourif, Sydney Lassick, Danny DeVito, Dean Brooks, Michael Berryman, William Duell, Vincent Schiavelli, Scatman Crothers, Peter Brocco, Alonzo Brown, Phil Roth, Nathan George
Rating: R for violence and language
A feisty misfit sent to a mental hospital inspires his comrades to assert themselves, much to the chagrin of the strong-willed head nurse, who turns out to be more dangerous than any of the inmates. Based on the novel by Ken Kesey and the play by Dale Wasserman.
Special Features:
““We flew over a cuckoo’s nest” The digital version and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc contain the following new and previously released special features:
- Cuckoo Conversations: Group Therapy (NEW)
Producer Michael Douglas leads a star-studded conversation with Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd and Brad Dourif about the unorthodox casting process that launched the famous ensemble’s career fifty years ago.
- Cuckoo Conversations: Filmmaking Memories (NEW)
Memories of working with Jack Nicholson and director Miloš Forman and filming the Academy Award-winning film are shared by producer Michael Douglas and actors Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd and Brad Dourif.
A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the making of “We flew over a cuckoo’s nest”, tracing the path from Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel to the 1963 Broadway play starring Kirk Douglas to the 1975 film that would go on to win that year’s Academy Awards.
- Deleted scenes
- Pecking evening (2:17)
- Where are your clothes? (1:50)
- Meet Nurse Ratched (1:39)
- First group therapy (2:36)
- Shaving head (0:49)
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