The Fortune Cookie
1966 • Comedy | Drama
Billy Wilder
Director
Billy Wilder
Writer
I. A. L. Diamond
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
October 19, 1966
Duration
125 Min
Language
en
Popularity
0.8473
Budget
$3,705,000
Revenue
$6,800,000
Overview
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.
Cast
Jack Lemmon
Walter Matthau
Ron Rich
Judi West
Cliff Osmond
Lurene Tuttle
Harry Holcombe
Les Tremayne
Marge Redmond
Ann Shoemaker
Ned Glass
Howard McNear
Sig Ruman
Noam Pitlik
Judy Pace
Helen Kleeb
Bartlett Robinson
Ben Wright
Dodie Heath
William Christopher
Herbie Faye
Billy Beck
Herbert Ellis
Robert DoQui
John Anderson
Jim Brown
