One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest is a 1975 English-language Drama movie written by Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman, Ken Kesey and Dale Wasserman. The movie is directed by Milos Forman and Milo Forman and produced by Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz under the banner of Fantasy Films. The film stars Jack Nicholson, who plays a new patient at a mental institution, alongside Louise Fletcher, who plays an austere nurse. One flew over the cuckoos nest features Jack Nicholson in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco, Dean R. Brooks and Alonzo Brown. The screenplay is written by Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman which is inspired from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. The music was composed by Jack Nitzsche. Cinematography was done by Haskell Wexler and Bill Butler and editing by Richard Chew, Lynzee Klingman and Sheldon Kahn. The movie has a running time of 135 minutes. It was released on 10th March 1977 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest was made on a budget of $3 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $109 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by United Artists. At the 1976 Oscar Awards It won 5 awards including: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jack Nicholson), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Louise Fletcher), Best Picture, Best Director and Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material. The film stars Jack Nicholson, who plays a new patient at a mental institution, alongside Louise Fletcher, who plays an austere nurse.