# The Longest Yard (1974)

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**Runtime**: 121 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama, Crime
**Directed by**: Robert Aldrich
**Written by**: Albert S. Ruddy, Tracy Keenan Wynn
**Starring**: Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad, James Hampton, Harry Caesar

> *It's survival of the fiercest and funniest*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Robert Aldrich directs Burt Reynolds in a crowd-pleaser about cons versus guards on the gridiron. An ex-NFL quarterback serving time organizes the prisoners into a team and must decide whether to throw the game for the warden. Its success spawned a remake no one asked for.

**Mood tags**: playful, raw, uplifting

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