| Fortune Cookie, The | |||||
| MGM / UA (1966) | |||||
| Comedy, Drama, Romance | |||||
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| Jack Lemmon | Harry Hinkle | |
| Walter Matthau | Willie Gingrich | |
| Cliff Osmond | Purkey | |
| Ron Rich | Luther 'Boom Boom' Jackson | |
| Judi West | Sandy Hinkle | |
| Lurene Tuttle | Mother Hinkle | |
| Harry Holcombe | O'Brien | |
| Les Tremayne | Thompson | |
| Lauren Gilbert | Kincaid | |
| Marge Redmond | Charlotte Gingrich | |
| Noam Pitlik | Max | |
| Harry Davis | Dr. Krugman | |
| Ann Shoemaker | Sister Veronica | |
| Maryesther Denver | Nurse | |
| Ned Glass | Doc Schindler |
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| Producer | Billy Wilder
I.A.L. Diamond |
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| Writer | I.A.L. Diamond
Billy Wilder |
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| Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle
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| Musician | André Previn
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"Explosively funny! A fine, dark, gag-filled hallucination!" -The New York Times Powered by Walter Matthau's Oscar-winning performance as the quintessential All-American chiseler, The Fortune Cookie is a hysterically funny comedy that showcases filmmaker Billy Wilder at his uproarious best. Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) is one lucky guy! When he's accidentally clobbered by a 220-pound halfback, all Harry suffers is a slight concussion. All, that is, until Whiplash Willie (Matthau) -- a legal scoundrel of the first order -- arrives on the scene! For if Harry follows shyster Willie's advice and feigns a crippling injury, the two charlatans can split a cool million in phony insurance claims. But can Willie's world-class finagling dispel those ominous words that lie within the fortune cookie on Harry's hospital plate: You can't fool all of the people all of the time? |
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