The Front Page
1974·1h 45m
7.3/ 10 (380 votes)
“It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it.”
Comedy
Overview
Ruthless Chicago newspaper editor Walter Burns resorts to dubious motives in order to get top reporter Hildy Johnson to cover one more big crime story before retirement.
Trailer
Director
Billy Wilder
Writers
Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
Where to Watch
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Cast
Jack Lemmon
Hildebrand Johnson
Walter Matthau
Walter Burns
Susan Sarandon
Peggy Grant
Vincent Gardenia
Sheriff
David Wayne
Roy Bensinger
Allen Garfield
Kruger
Austin Pendleton
Earl Williams
Charles Durning
Murphy
Herb Edelman
Schwartz
Martin Gabel
Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer
Details
Language
en
Status
Released
Budget
$4M
Box Office
$15M
