The Fortune Cookie
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Film · TMDB
7.2TV 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.
Released: 1966-10-19125 minDir: Billy WilderComedy, Drama, Crime
Cast
- Jack Lemmon as Harry Hinkle
- Walter Matthau as Willie Gingrich
- Ron Rich as Boom Boom Jackson
- Judi West as Sandy Hinkle
- Cliff Osmond as Purkey
- Lurene Tuttle as Mother Hinkle
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.2/10
15,906 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
63/100
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 5 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 27 October 1966
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Screenwriter
- Billy Wilder
- Cast member
- Billy Beck
- Composer
- André Previn
- Producer
- Billy Wilder