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When a cameraman gets injured whilst filming a football game, his scheming lawyer brother-in-law hits on a way to fleece the insurance company.

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EAN5050070007411

eBay Product ID (ePID)3954739

Product Key Features

ActorJudi West, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Cliff Osmond

Film/TV TitleThe Fortune Cookie

DirectorBilly Wilder

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageDanish\Dutch\English\French\German\Italian\Norwegian\Spanish\Swedish

Run Time121 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen\2.35 Wide Screen

FormatDVD

Release Year2001

FeaturesOriginal Theatrical Trailer\Interactive Menu Screens\Chapter Selections, Black & White, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

CertificateU

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Hearing ImpairedEnglish\German

Additional InformationStarring the legendary duo of Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon, Wilder's characteristically cynical comedy again explores the corrupting influence of money. When TV-cameraman Harry Hinkle (Lemmon) is slightly injured while covering a football game, Willie Gingrich (Matthau), his ambulance-chasing attorney of a brother-in-law sees the opportunity for a major score. Persuading Lemmon to exaggerate the extent of the damage, Matthau sues the football team, the network and the stadium for a fortune. Meanwhile Boom Boom Jackson (Ron Rich) the good-natured player who ran over Lemmon, guiltily suspends his career to care for his "victim," and Matthau calls in Lemmon's ex-wife (Judi West) whose compassion seems to be stimulated by the sound of money. But the deception begins to wear on Lemmon, who becomes ever more disgusted with himself for exploiting the innocent player, and with the blatant venality of his ex. Matthau however, has no intention of seeing his percentage of a potentially huge settlement go up in smoke. Although Lemmon give a finely-modulated performance as a reluctant scam-artist, Matthau's lawyer, a Volpone-like monster of avarice, has the best lines in a hilarious film that suggest a slight mellowing in the director's perspective on human nature.

AwardsBest Actor In A Supporting Role 1967 - Walter Matthau

ScreenwriterI.A.L. Diamond, Billy Wilder

Dubbing LanguagesGerman\French\Spanish\Italian

Sound sourceMono

Format DescriptionDVD 9

Movie/TV TitleThe Fortune Cookie