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The Fortune Cookie

1966
Directed byBilly Wilder
2h 5m

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 LemmonHarry HinkleWalter MatthauWillie GingrichRon Rich
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GENRES
ComedyDramaCrime
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Phalanx ProductionsJalem ProductionsUnited Artists
RATING
7.2

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