The Front Page

The Front Page (1974)

It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it.

Ruthless 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.

Date of release
1974-11-01
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (401)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Billy Wilder

Casting

  • Jack Lemmon — Hildebrand Johnson
  • Walter Matthau — Walter Burns
  • Susan Sarandon — Peggy Grant
  • Vincent Gardenia — Sheriff
  • David Wayne — Roy Bensinger
  • Allen Garfield — Kruger
  • Austin Pendleton — Earl Williams
  • Charles Durning — Murphy
  • Herb Edelman — Schwartz
  • Martin Gabel — Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer
  • Harold Gould — Mayor
  • Cliff Osmond — Officer Jacobi

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