The Longest Yard

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It's survival of the fiercest and funniest

Released August 21, 1974

Overview

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.