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Milos Forman, USA 1975, 134mins
Re-released in 4K to celebrating the 50th anniversary of this Oscar-winning classic, Jack Nicholson gives one of his best performances as a convict who simulates mental illness in the hope that a transfer to psychiatric hospital might ensure his early release. But he hasn’t bargained for the rigid regime of Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), who goes to war against his disruptive (and liberating) effect on the ward. Inspired casting (Danny DeVito, Brad Dourif and Christopher Lloyd) and Forman’s impeccable direction made this one of the most significant films of the 1970s.
