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The Fortune Cookie
1966125mComedy, Crime, Drama
TV cameraman Harry Hinkle is injured while filming a football game. Seeing big dollar signs, his unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer brother-in-law Willie Gingrich enters the picture, and convinces Harry to overstate his injuries and claim $1 million in pain and suffering. Harry's similarly-minded ex-wife suddenly reappears in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.
Year
1966
Runtime
125m
Language
English
Country
United States of America
Crew
- Director
- Billy Wilder
Cast
- Jack Lemmon
- Harry Hinkle
- Walter Matthau
- Willie Gingrich
- Howard McNear
- Mr. Cimoli
- John Anderson
- Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
- Jim Brown
- Running Back - Number 32 (archive footage) (uncredited)