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The Front Page is a 1974 American black comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. The screenplay by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond is based on Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's 1928 play of the same name (which inspired several other films, such as 1931's The Front Page, the 1940 comedy, His Girl Friday, and televised movies and series episodes).
- $15 million
- Billy May
- $4 million
- Paul Monash
Dec 20, 1974 · The Front Page: Directed by Billy Wilder. With Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia. A ruthless editor tries to get his top reporter to cover one more crime story before retirement.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Billy Wilder
- 1974-12-20
The Front Page is a Broadway comedy about newspaper reporters on the police beat. Written by former Chicago reporters Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, it was first produced in 1928 and has been adapted for the cinema several times. The play entered the public domain in the United States in 2024. [1]
- August 14, 1928
- The Press Room of the Criminal Courts Building in Chicago, 1928
- Comedy
The Front Page (1974) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Menu. Movies. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular ...
Successful Chicago newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson (Jack Lemmon) is hanging up his journalist's hat to marry Peggy Grant (Susan Sarandon). When his editor, the arrogant, self-important Walter ...
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- Billy Wilder
- PG
- Jack Lemmon
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The Front Page was the work—more accurately, the play—of two young men who were described by their original producer, Jed Harris, as “the Katzenjammer Kids of the theatre.” Their lightheartedness was the measure of their own youth and of the times in which they were lucky enough to be young.
Overview. A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit. Billy Wilder. Director, Screenplay. I. A. L. Diamond. Screenplay. A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.
