The Front Page

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

Dec 20 1974 PG 1h 45m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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

Plot

A ruthless editor tries to get his top reporter to cover one more crime story before retirement.

Written by

Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Billy Wilder

Directed by

Billy Wilder

Cast

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Susan Sarandon

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 6 nominations total

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Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
62
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