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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Gets 4K Re-release as Michael Douglas Steps Away from Acting

A new print restored by the Academy Film Archive and Teatro Della Pace Films will screen nationwide on July 13 and 16 with an introduction by Leonard Maltin

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This image released by Fathom Entertainment shows Jack Nicholson, seated left, and Danny DeVito, seated right, with supporting cast in a scene from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." (Fathom Entertainment via AP)
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Overview

  • Fathom Entertainment will host the nationwide screenings of the restored 4K print on July 13 and 16, with film historian Leonard Maltin introducing each showing.
  • Michael Douglas posted an Instagram video honoring the film’s 50th anniversary and credited it with reshaping his career trajectory into producing.
  • Douglas affirmed that he has not acted since 2022 by design and will remain on hiatus unless offered a uniquely special project.
  • The movie marked Douglas’s debut as a producer after his father, Kirk Douglas, handed him the rights, with Miloš Forman directing Jackie Nicholson and Louise Fletcher starring.
  • Released in November 1975, it became the year’s second-highest grossing picture and made history at the 1976 Academy Awards by sweeping the five major categories.