The Front Page

The Front Page (1974)

01/11/1974 (GB)
Comedy
1h 45m

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

Overview

A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.

  • Billy WilderDirector, Screenplay
  • I. A. L. DiamondScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $4,000,000

Keywords

  • chicago, illinois
  • newspaper
  • journalist
  • marriage proposal
  • stress
  • father-in-law
  • newspaper man

Top Billed Cast

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Hildebrand Johnson

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Walter Burns

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Peggy Grant

Vincent Gardenia

Vincent Gardenia

Sheriff

David Wayne

David Wayne

Roy Bensinger

Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Kruger

Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Earl Williams

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Murphy

Herb Edelman

Herb Edelman

Schwartz

Martin Gabel

Martin Gabel

Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer

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