ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Introduction: The movie

We are in 1961. At least, we have been at one time. Kirk Douglas reserves the rights of a book, which he considers admirable, written by Ken Kesey. The book quickly became a theatrical work of the first order.

It was not until 1971 that Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz, in turn, decide to produce an adaptation film of the same book. No studio initially gives its approval to the two men, but they do not get discourage, and the two partners turn to ...