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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American film directed by Milos Forman, adapted from Ken Kesey's 1962 novel of the same name, following a newly admitted patient at a psychiatric hospital who challenges the rigid authority of the ward's head nurse and encourages his fellow patients toward greater self-assertion. The film contrasts the patient's disruptive vitality against the institution's quiet, procedural control, building toward a confrontation between the two. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest became only the second film to win all five major Academy Awards, for picture, director, actor, actress and adapted screenplay, and it remains widely regarded as one of the defining American films of the 1970s.

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Original Language
English 1
Award
Academy Award for Best Actor 2
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Academy Award for Best Actress 2
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Academy Award for Best Director 2
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Academy Award for Best Picture 2
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Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 2
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BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2
Award
BAFTA Award for Best Film 2
Release Year
1975 1
Country
United States 1
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Milos Forman, Figures
Source One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Wikipedia

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Film, Media Forms
Source One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Wikipedia
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1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American psychological comedy-drama film
  • Infobox, Country field
    Country: United States
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Description, original language
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American film directed by Milos Forman, adapted from Ken Kesey's 1962 novel of the same name, following a newly admitted patient at a psychiatric hospital who challenges the rigid authority of the ward's head nurse and encourages his fellow patients toward greater self-assertion.
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American psychological comedy-drama film directed by Miloš Forman, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey.
  • Created By: Milos Forman, Article lead sentence
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American psychological comedy-drama film directed by Miloš Forman, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey.
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2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Actor
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Actor.
  • Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Actress
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Actress.
  • Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Director
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Director.
  • Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Picture
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Picture.
  • Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
  • Wikidata P166: BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
    Wikidata P166 (award received): BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
  • Wikidata P166: BAFTA Award for Best Film
    Wikidata P166 (award received): BAFTA Award for Best Film.
  • Wikidata P166: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
    Wikidata P166 (award received): National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
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