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The Longest Yard

Turkish title: Hapishanede Futbol

“It's survival of the fiercest and funniest”

1974 · 2 h 1 min
Directed by Robert Aldrich
ComedyCrimeDrama

Cast

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

Credits

Written by: Tracy Keenan Wynn

Plot

Paul Crewe, a former professional quarterback jailed for drunk driving and car theft, is forced by the sadistic prison warden to organise a football team of inmates to play the guards' team. Crewe uses the game to get revenge on the guards, while also earning the other prisoners' respect. Burt Reynolds stars.

Sinekatalog’s take

A cynical, funny sports-and-prison film with a rowdy, violent energy and a final game that is shot like a battle. It is more than a Reynolds vehicle, and the American original remains better than its remakes.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (23,600 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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