The longest yard

Label

The longest yard

Statement of responsibility

Paramount Pictures presents ; screenplay by Tracy Keenan Wynn ; story by Albert S. Ruddy ; produced by Albert S. Ruddy ; directed by Robert Aldrich

Creator

• Longest yard (1974)

Contributor

• Biroc, Joseph, 1903-1996
• DeVol, Frank
• Aldrich, Robert, 1918-1983
• Albert, Eddie
• Paramount Pictures Corporation
• Vance, James Dowell
• Lauter, Ed, 1938-2013
• Reynolds, Burt
• Wynn, Tracy Keenan
• Ruddy, Albert S., 1934-
• Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)

Subject

• Prisons -- Officials and employees -- Drama
• Football -- Drama
• Prison films
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Fiction films
• Feature films
• Prisons -- Drama

Genre

• Feature films
• Prison films
• Drama
• Fiction films
• Films for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• eng
• eng

Summary

Albert plays a sadistic warden who would make any sacrifice to push his prison guards' semi-pro football team to a national championship. Reynolds plays a one time pro quarterback behind bars for "borrrowing" a car

Member of

• Widescreen DVD collection

Cataloging source

DV1

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Joseph Biroc ; production designer, James S. Vance ; music, Frank DeVol

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

In English or dubbed into French with optional English or French subtitles

PerformerNote

Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad, Jim Hampton, Harry Caesar, John Steadman, Charles Tyler, Mike Henry, Jim Nicholson, Bernadette Peters

Runtime

121

Series statement

Widescreen DVD collection

Technique

live action