Movie

The Longest Yard

Released: August 21, 1974 (1974)

Runtime: 121 minutes

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Eddie Albert as Warden Hazen
Age at release: 68
John Steadman as Pop
Age at release: 65
Charles Tyner as Unger
Age at release: 49
Michael Conrad as Nate Scarboro
Age at release: 48
Harry Caesar as Granville
Age at release: 46
Burt Reynolds as Paul Crewe
Age at release: 38
James Hampton as Caretaker
Age at release: 38
Mike Henry as Rassmeusen
Age at release: 38
Ed Lauter as Captain Knauer
Age at release: 35
Richard Kiel as Samson
Age at release: 34

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Jack Rockwell as Trainer
Age at release: 83
Mort Marshall as Assistant Warden
Age at release: 56
Tony Reese as Levitt
Age at release: 54
Chuck Hayward as Trooper I
Age at release: 54
Michael Fox as Announcer
Age at release: 53
Joe Dorsey as Bartender
Age at release: 42
Robert Tessier as Shokner
Age at release: 40
Sonny Shroyer as Tannen
Age at release: 38
Pepper Martin as Shop Steward
Age at release: 37
Ray Nitschke as Bogdanski
Age at release: 37
Joe Kapp as Walking Boss
Age at release: 36
Tony Cacciotti as Rotka
Age at release: 35
Anitra Ford as Melissa
Age at release: 31
Bernadette Peters as Miss Toot
Age at release: 26
Jim Nicholson as Ice Man
Age at release: Unknown
Dino Washington as Mason
Age at release: Unknown
George A. Jones as Big George
Age at release: Unknown
Sonny Sixkiller as The Indian
Age at release: Unknown
Ernie Wheelwright as Spooner
Age at release: Unknown
Gus Carlucci as Team Doctor
Age at release: Unknown