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The Front Page is a 1974 American comedy drama film directed by Billy Wilder. The screenplay was written by I. A. L. Diamond, Billy Wilder, Ben Hecht, and Charles MacArthur, based on the work by Hecht and MacArthur. The cast includes Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Charles Durning, and David Wayne. The film was produced by Universal Pictures and distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix.
Set in Chicago, the narrative focuses on capital punishment and journalism. The production team included director of photography Jordan Cronenweth, film editor Ralph E. Winters, production designer Henry Bumstead, and composer Billy May. Executive producer Jennings Lang oversaw the project, which had a budget of 4,000,000 and generated 15,000,000 in revenue. The runtime is 105 minutes, and the film is rated PG.
Critical reception includes a review score of 6/10, 57%, and 62/100. The film holds an IMDb rating of 7.3 from 16,075 votes and a Metascore of 62. It received 3 wins and 6 nominations. The tagline describes it as "the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it."
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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.
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Front Page
- Main subject
- capital punishment
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Screenwriter
- Charles MacArthur
- Cast member
- Martin Gabel
- Composer
- Billy May
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Jordan Cronenweth
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 159596
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1975-03-27
- film editor
- Ralph E. Winters
- title
- The Front Page
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Henry Bumstead
- after a work by
- Charles MacArthur
- executive producer
- Jennings Lang
- review score
- 62/100
- capital cost
- 4000000
- box office
- 15000000
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