One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a very comic and interesting 1975 American comedy-drama film directed by Miloš Forman, grounded on the 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. The film stars Jack Nicholson, and features an auxiliary cast of Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Will Sampson, and Brad Dourif and it is considered to be one of the greatest and utmost films ever acted. It also won various Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards.