The Front Page (1974)

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Written by Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur

Directed by Billy Wilder

Running Time: 105 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1974

Rating: PG Certificate

Filmed in Colour

Billy Wilder comedy boasting the formidable teaming of Matthau and Lemmon as a sparring editor and reporter on a Chicago newspaper in the 1920s. Susan Sarandon gets an early role as Lemmon's girlfriend.

When is The Front Page next on TV?

In the UK... it's next showing on Sky Movies Classics December 3rd, 10:00am and on Sky Movies Classics December 9th, 8:45am. See more...

Cast

Image for Jack LemmonJack LemmonHildebrand 'Hildy' Johnson
Walter MatthauWalter Burns/Otto Fishbine
Image for Susan SarandonSusan SarandonPeggy Grant
Vincent Gardenia'Honest Pete' Hartman Sheriff
David WayneRoy Bensinger
Allen GarfieldKruger
Austin PendletonEarl Williams
Charles DurningMurphy
Herb EdelmanSchwartz
Martin GabelDr. Max J. Eggelhofer
Harold GouldThe Mayor/Herbie/Green Hornet
Cliff OsmondOfficer Jacobi
Dick O'NeillMcHugh
Jon KorkesRudy Keppler
Lou FrizzellEndicott

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