The Fortune Cookie

1966 · directed by Billy Wilder

Rating

75/100

Hit

no

TV cameraman Harry Hinkle is injured while filming a football game. Seeing big dollar signs, his unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer brother-in-law Willie Gingrich enters the picture, and convinces Harry to overstate his injuries and claim $1 million in pain and suffering. Harry's similarly-minded ex-wife suddenly reappears in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.

The Fortune Cookie (1966), directed by Billy Wilder, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Jack Lemmon
• Walter Matthau
• Ron Rich
• Judi West
• Cliff Osmond
• Lurene Tuttle
• Harry Holcombe
• Les Tremayne
• Marge Redmond
• Ann Shoemaker

Crew

• Joseph LaShelle — Director of Photography
• Daniel Mandell — Editor
• André Previn — Original Music Composer
• Billy Wilder — Writer
• I. A. L. Diamond — Writer

More from Billy Wilder

1. Some Like It Hot (1959) — 99/100 · hit
2. Sunset Boulevard (1950) — 98/100 · hit
3. Double Indemnity (1944) — 98/100 · hit
4. The Apartment (1960) — 97/100 · hit
5. The Lost Weekend (1945) — 90/100 · hit
6. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) — 85/100 · hit

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