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The Fortune Cookie (alternative UK title: Meet Whiplash Willie) is a 1966 American black comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It was the first film in which Jack Lemmon collaborated with Walter Matthau. Matthau won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance.
The Fortune Cookie: Directed by Billy Wilder. With Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Judi West. A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Billy Wilder
- 1966-10-19
Fortune Cookie, The -- (Original Trailer) A crooked lawyer trumps up an insurance case for a cameraman injured at a pro football game in The Fortune Cookie (1966), directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.
- Billy Wilder, Michael Glick, Jack Reddish
- Jack Lemmon
Uniting Jack Lemmon and a never-better Walter Matthau on the screen for the first time, The Fortune Cookie continues director Billy Wilder's winning streak of sweet comedies...
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- Jack Lemmon
- Billy Wilder
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Fortune Cookie (1966) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Powered by Walter Matthau's Oscar®-winning performance (1967, Best Supporting Actor) as the quintessential all-American chiseler, "The Fortune Cookie" is a hysterically funny comedy that...
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Overview. A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him.