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The Fortune Cookie (1966)
Directed by Billy Wilder
“Is he a spy? A security risk? Is he unfaithful? Or is he a nice, normal shnook - out to make a million bucks by sheer accident!”
Comedy · 2h 05m
TV cameraman Harry Hinkle is injured while filming a football game. Seeing big dollar signs, his unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer brother-in-law Willie Gingrich enters the picture, and convinces Harry to overstate his injuries and claim $1 million in pain and suffering. Harry's similarly-minded ex-wife suddenly reappears in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.
Cast
Jack Lemmon
Harry Hinkle
Walter Matthau
Willie Gingrich
Ron Rich
Boom Boom Jackson
Judi West
Sandy Hinkle
Cliff Osmond
Purkey
Lurene Tuttle
Mother Hinkle
Harry Holcombe
O'Brien
Les Tremayne
Thompson
Marge Redmond
Charlotte Gingrich
Ann Shoemaker
Sister Veronica
Ned Glass
Doc Schindler
A
Archie Moore
Mr. Jackson
Crew
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Writer
- Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
- Director of Photography
- Joseph LaShelle
- Original Music Composer
- André Previn
- Editor
- Daniel Mandell
- Producer
- Billy Wilder, Doane Harrison, I. A. L. Diamond
Details
- Release date
- 1966-10-19
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Phalanx Productions, Jalem Productions, United Artists
- Budget
- $3,705,000
- Box office
- $6,800,000