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The Fortune Cookie

Is he a spy? A security risk? Is he unfaithful? Or is he a nice, normal shnook - out to make a million bucks by sheer accident!

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.

2h 5m1966NRTMDb 7.2

Comedy

English

Crew and Cast

Billy WilderBilly WilderDirectorJack LemmonJack LemmonHarry HinkleWalter MatthauWalter MatthauWillie GingrichRon RichRon RichBoom Boom JacksonJudi WestJudi WestSandy HinkleCliff OsmondCliff OsmondPurkeyLurene TuttleLurene TuttleMother HinkleHarry HolcombeHarry HolcombeO'BrienLes TremayneLes TremayneThompsonMarge RedmondMarge RedmondCharlotte GingrichAnn ShoemakerAnn ShoemakerSister VeronicaNed GlassNed GlassDoc Schindler
Archie MooreMr. JacksonHoward McNearHoward McNearMr. Cimoli
Harry DavisDr. Krugman
Lauren GilbertKincaidSig RumanSig RumanProfessor WinterhalterNoam PitlikNoam PitlikMax
Maryesther DenverNurseJudy PaceJudy PaceElviraHelen KleebHelen KleebLaw Firm Switchboard Operator and ReceptionistBartlett RobinsonBartlett RobinsonSpecialist #1Ben WrightBen WrightDoctorDody HeathDody HeathNun (as Dodie Heath)William ChristopherWilliam ChristopherInterne (as Bill Christopher)
Robert P. LiebSpecialist #2
Martin BlaineSpecialist #3Herbie FayeHerbie FayeMaury · the Equipment ManBilly BeckBilly BeckMaury's Assistant
Lisa LinskyGinger Gingrich (as Lisa Jill)
John Todd RobertsJeffrey Gingrich

Storyline

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.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
19 October 1966
Runtime
2h 5m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.2 / 10 (366 votes)

Production

Director
Billy Wilder
Writers
Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
Studios
Phalanx Productions, Jalem Productions, United Artists
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$3.7M
Revenue
$6.8M
Profit
$3.1M
Return
1.8×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English