The Front Page

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

MovieReleased7.3

1974

1h 45m

Comedy

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Overview

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.

Director

Billy Wilder

Writer

Billy Wilder

Studio

Universal Pictures

Budget

$4M

Revenue

$15M

Vote Count

394

Cast

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. Eggelhofe...

Harold Gould

Mayor

Cliff Osmond

Officer Jacobi

Dick O'Neill

McHugh

Jon Korkes

Rudy Keppler

Carol Burnett

Mollie Malloy

Paul Benedict

Plunkett

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