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7.3Ruthless Chicago newspaper editor Walter Burns resorts to dubious motives in order to get top reporter Hildy Johnson to cover one more big crime story before retirement.
Released: 1974-11-01105 minDir: Billy WilderComedyBudget: $4.0MBox office: $15.0M
Cast
- Jack Lemmon as Hildebrand Johnson
- Walter Matthau as Walter Burns
- Susan Sarandon as Peggy Grant
- Vincent Gardenia as Sheriff
- David Wayne as Roy Bensinger
- Allen Garfield as Kruger
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- newspaper
- journalist
- marriage proposal
- stress
- father-in-law
- newspaper man
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
16,075 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
57%
Metacritic
62/100
- Year
- 1974
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total
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