The Front Page (1974)

Dir: Billy Wilder Comedy / Drama stars 3

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The Front Page is an American film comedy-drama first released in 1974, directed by Billy Wilder. The film stars Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia and David Wayne. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Billy Wilder
Script: Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond
Photo: Jordan Cronenweth
Cast: Jack Lemmon (Hildebrand ’Hildy’ Johnson), Walter Matthau (Walter Burns), Susan Sarandon (Peggy Grant), Vincent Gardenia (Peter B. ’Honest Pete’ Hartman Sheriff of Clark County), David Wayne (Roy Bensinger of the Tribune), Allen Garfield (Kruger), Austin Pendleton (Earl Williams), Charles Durning (Murphy), Herb Edelman (Schwartz), Martin Gabel (Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer), Harold Gould (The Mayor), Cliff Osmond (Officer Jacobi), Dick O’Neill (McHugh), Jon Korkes (Rudy Keppler of the Chicago Examiner), Lou Frizzell (Endicott), Paul Benedict (Plunkett), Doro Merande (Jennie the Janitor), Noam Pitlik (Wilson), Joshua Shelley (Cab Driver), Allen Jenkins (Telegrapher), John Furlong (Duffy), Biff Elliot (Police Dispatcher), Barbara Davis (Myrtle), Leonard Bremen (Butch), Carol Burnett (Mollie Malloy)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 105 min

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