One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Screening as part of the 2025 From Page To Screen film festival
Introduced by festival curator Andrew Chater
Winner of Academy Awards for best picture, director, actor, actress and adapted screenplay, Miloš Forman’s film of Ken Kesey’s countercultural novel is an essential American classic.
Jack Nicholson excels as rebellious new patient, Randle McMurphy who cockily challenges the iron fist control of Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) on the ward of an Oregon psychiatric hospital. As a ferocious battle of wills plays out, solid presence is provided by Will Sampson Jr.’s “Chief” Bromden, silently observing, patiently waiting for the sun.
Dir. Miloš Forman, USA 1975, 135 mins. With Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Will Sampson, Christopher Lloyd, Brad Dourif, Danny DeVito.
Certificate 15
Dates & Tickets
| Date | Time | Ticket |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 24 April, 2025 | 11:00am | Buy Tickets |
Reviews
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Guardian
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Empire
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Observer
Let’s be completely honest, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a great movie. Jack Nicholson, as the dangerously charismatic Randle McMurphy, is just one of the many components that makes this time-honoured work so remarkable.
The role Jack Nicholson was born to play... Simply electrifying.