One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 50th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray (UPDATED)
HomeOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 50th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray (UPDATED)
Posted September 24, 2025 05:06 PM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Milos Forman's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) with a 4K Blu-ray release, which is scheduled to arrive on the market on November 11th.
UPDATE: A complete press release from the studio is now included below.
Description: Based on the 1962 novel of the same name by author Ken Kesey, the film is considered by critics and audience to be one of the greatest films ever made. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest won all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture – Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz; Best Actor – Jack Nicholson; Best Actress – Louise Fletcher; Director – Miloš Forman; and Screenplay – Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman) and in 1993, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
The film features an all-star cast including Jack Nicholson, Louise Flether, Will Sampson, Danny DeVito, William Redfield, Brad Dourif and Christopher Lloyd, with the latter two making their feature film debuts.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is produced by Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz with cinematography by Haskell Wexler with additional photography by Bill Butler and William Fraker.
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A feisty misfit sent to a mental hospital inspires his fellow patients to assert themselves, much to the chagrin of the strong-willed head nurse, who turns out to be more dangerous than any of the inmates. Based on the novel by Ken Kesey and the play by Dale Wasserman.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
UPDATE: A complete press release from the studio is now included below.
Description: Based on the 1962 novel of the same name by author Ken Kesey, the film is considered by critics and audience to be one of the greatest films ever made. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest won all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture – Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz; Best Actor – Jack Nicholson; Best Actress – Louise Fletcher; Director – Miloš Forman; and Screenplay – Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman) and in 1993, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
The film features an all-star cast including Jack Nicholson, Louise Flether, Will Sampson, Danny DeVito, William Redfield, Brad Dourif and Christopher Lloyd, with the latter two making their feature film debuts.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is produced by Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz with cinematography by Haskell Wexler with additional photography by Bill Butler and William Fraker.
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A feisty misfit sent to a mental hospital inspires his fellow patients to assert themselves, much to the chagrin of the strong-willed head nurse, who turns out to be more dangerous than any of the inmates. Based on the novel by Ken Kesey and the play by Dale Wasserman.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- NEW Conversations on Cuckoo: Group Therapy - Producer Michael Douglas leads a star-studded conversation with Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd and Brad Dourif on the unorthodox casting process that launched the careers of the famous ensemble fifty years ago.
- NEW Conversations on Cuckoo: Moviemaking Memories - Memories of working with Jack Nicholson and director Miloš Forman and filming the Academy Award-winning film are shared by Producer Michael Douglas and cast members Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, and Brad Dourif.
- Completely Cuckoo - A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, tracing the path from Ken Kesey's 1962 novel to the 1963 Broadway play starring Kirk Douglas to the 1975 film that would sweep that year's Academy Awards
- Deleted Scenes
- Pecking Party (2:17)
- Where are your Clothes? (1:50)
- Meet Nurse Ratched (1:39)
- First Group Therapy (2:36)
- Shaving Chief (0:49)
- Optional English SDH, Spanish, and French subtitles for the main feature
