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.

Directed by: Robert Aldrich
Written by: Tracy Keenan Wynn
Release date: 1974-08-21
Runtime: 121 minutes
Critics score:
Tagline: It's survival of the fiercest and funniest
Cast:
Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds
Paul Crewe 
Eddie Albert Eddie Albert
Warden Hazen 
Richard Kiel Richard Kiel
Samson 
Bernadette Peters Bernadette Peters
Miss Toot 
Malcolm Atterbury Malcolm Atterbury
Bit Part (uncredited) 
Joe Dorsey Joe Dorsey
Bartender 
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Also known as:
  • Der härteste Weg
  • Det skrappe hold
  • ロンゲスト・ヤード
  • 터치 다운