One of the greatest films of all time

Rating: 10/10 (21 February 2020)

First of all, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was a sublime novel written by Ken Kesey, published in 1962. Before it was adapted for theater by Dale Wasserman in 1963, and finally brought to the silver screen by the mastery of Milos Forman, the art of Jack Nicholson who embodies Randle McMurphy, the genius of Louise Fletcher who gives life to Nurse Ratched, and the brilliance of a dream team, see for yourself: Will Sampson in the legendary role of Chief Bromden, William Redfield (Harding), Sydney Lassick (Cheswick), Brad Dourif (Billy Bibbit), Danny DeVito (Martini), Scatman Crothers (Turkle) and Christopher Lloyd in his first role (Taber). All underlined with the subtle and unforgettable music of Jack Nitzsche, which brings out the soul of this psychiatric odyssey, produced by Michael Douglas, Martin Fink and Saul Zaentz.
An example of cinematic perfection, which is the best film of the 1970s along with "Apocalypse Now" (1979) by Francis Ford Coppola, as well as one of the best motion pictures of all time, justly rewarded with an extraordinary and historic performance at the Academy Awards - the film was only the second to win the five major Oscars - Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Screenplay - after "It Happened One Night" (1934) by Frank Capra. An accomplishment that was not repeated before 1991 with "The Silence of the Lambs" by Jonathan Demme.
In 1993 the film was deemed "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.