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Name: The Front Page
Released: 1974-12-17
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia

The Front Page

PG
1h 44m
1974

57%

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Ruthless newspaper editor Walter Burns (Walter Matthau) and his crack ace reporter Hildy (Jack Lemmon) believe together they can cover any story. The only problem is their team is being broken up as Hildy has decided to get married and leave the newspaper business altogether. As Hildy grooms his replacement, his retirement is derailed when the story of the century breaks. As all of Chicago is in hot pursuit, Hildy's instincts tell him something is rotten. Carol Burnett and Susan Sarandon co-star in this hilarious nonstop comedy.

Director:

Billy Wilder

Producer:

Paul Monash

Writer:

Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

57%

Reviews

The New Yorker

Pauline Kael

If one didn't know the play or the previous film versions, one could never guess from the new production that it is based on a classic American play.

If anything else, simply watch it to witness the incredible chemistry between Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon, two outstanding actors who are at the top of their game.

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Richard Schickel

Obviousness pervades everything Wilder and Diamond have done with the film.

...a progressively tiresome endeavor...

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