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The Fortune Cookie

1966 125 min NR Comedy · Drama · Crime

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!

Billy Wilder does not stint on the cynicism here. A cameraman gets hurt at a football game and his lawyer sees a path to riches, encouraging a fabricated lawsuit. Cue the arrival of an ex-wife, lured by the scent of money. It's a bit much, but mostly works.

Directed by Billy Wilder · Written by Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond

Starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Judi West, Cliff Osmond, Lurene Tuttle

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