The Longest Yard (1974) 1974 Watch Free in HD

The movie is based on a real-life association football game in 1942 between German soldiers and Ukrainian prisoners of war during World War II, known as the Death Match. An ex-football star doing time is forced by the warden to organize a team of inmates to play against (and get pummeled by) his own line-up of guards.

Genre:

Drama, Comedy, Crime

Actors:

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

Director:

Robert Aldrich

Country:

United States

Release:

1974

IMDb:

7.1

Quality:

Duration:

121 min

Time Out

Very exciting, very witty, and elevated above its action-movie status by Aldrich's deliberate references to Nixon in Albert's characterisation of the warden.

February 09, 2006

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Reno Gazette-Journal

The film drags until it reaches the climactic football game, and the contest itself doesn't justify the two-hour run.

June 02, 2005

TV Guide

Part prison film, part football film, this violent but outstanding comedy-drama by gifted action director Robert Aldrich explores the brutality inherent in both the American penal system and football.

March 21, 2007

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TIME Magazine

What saves it, aside from good performances by Burt Reynolds and a thundering herd of supporting grotesques, is, of all things, a tough, tiny nut of valid social criticism.

August 04, 2008

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Film Threat

Aldrich...created Paul Crewe just as much as Reynolds did.

July 03, 2005

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Pardon me if I wasn't blown away by all its simplistic machinations and lighthearted appeal to one's baser instincts.

October 11, 2007

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Bullz-Eye.com

The football sequences are excellent, which makes sense given that half of the actors were college or pro ballers themselves.

July 05, 2005

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New York Times

Though The Yard is a terrible picture, I'll admit to having unwillingly enjoyed some of the football practice and parts of the final game -- even though it's much too long.

May 09, 2005

Film4

If it ultimately descends into macho nonsense, then that's all part of the fun.

July 31, 2008

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Combustible Celluloid

One of Robert Aldrich's biggest hits, The Longest Yard (1974) combines his ferocious worldview with a new kind of rambunctious audience appeal...

May 30, 2005

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FulvueDrive-in.com

The original has just the right mix of toughness and humor. Burt Reynolds was born to play incarcerated quarterback Paul Crewe.

February 18, 2006

Variety

An outstanding action drama, combining the brutish excitement of football competition with the brutalities of contemporary prison life.

August 04, 2008

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