MOVIE
The Longest Yard
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A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.
ERA & CONTEXT
The Longest Yard in its release era
Released in 1974, The Longest Yard sits inside the 1970s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1974-08-21
- Rating
- R
- TMDB score
- 6.7/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
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