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.

Editor's Verdict

❌NO

"The Longest Yard is a sports/prison drama focused on conflict, power dynamics, and rehabilitation through football. There are no indications that the setting, plot, themes, iconography, or resolution are connected to the Christmas season."

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Cast & Crew

Burt Reynolds

Paul Crewe

Eddie Albert

Warden Hazen

Ed Lauter

Captain Knauer

Michael Conrad

Nate Scarboro

James Hampton

Caretaker

Harry Caesar

Granville

John Steadman

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Charles Tyner

Unger

Mike Henry

Rassmeusen

Richard Kiel

Samson

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