Comedy · United States of America · 1974 · 1h 45m

The Front Page

The Front Page poster
Director
Billy Wilder
Cast
Jack Lemmon as Hildebrand Johnson Walter Matthau as Walter Burns Susan Sarandon as Peggy Grant Vincent Gardenia as Sheriff David Wayne as Roy Bensinger Allen Garfield as Kruger
Crew
Jordan Cronenweth — Director of Photography Ralph E. Winters — Editor Billy Wilder — Screenplay I. A. L. Diamond — Screenplay Paul Monash — Producer Burton Miller — Costume Design
Tagline

It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it.

Synopsis

Ruthless Chicago newspaper editor Walter Burns resorts to dubious motives in order to get top reporter Hildy Johnson to cover one more big crime story before retirement.

Trailer The Front Page — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
chicago, illinoisnewspaperjournalistmarriage proposalstressfather-in-lawnewspaper man
Key Collaborators
Billy Wilder Director Jordan Cronenweth Director of Photography Ralph E. Winters Editor Billy Wilder Screenplay I. A. L. Diamond Screenplay Paul Monash Producer Burton Miller Costume Design
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