<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $2.9 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $43 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Longest Yard is a 1974 American sports comedy film directed by Robert Aldrich, written by Tracy Keenan Wynn and based on a story by producer Albert S. Ruddy . The film follows a former NFL player (Burt Reynolds) recruiting the group of prisoners and playing football against their guards . </P>

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