The Front Page

1974 · directed by Billy Wilder

Rating

68/100

Hit

no

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.

The Front Page (1974), directed by Billy Wilder, rates 68/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Jack Lemmon
• Walter Matthau
• Susan Sarandon
• Vincent Gardenia
• David Wayne
• Allen Garfield
• Austin Pendleton
• Charles Durning
• Herb Edelman
• Martin Gabel

Crew

• Jordan Cronenweth — Director of Photography
• Ralph E. Winters — Editor
• Billy Wilder — Screenplay
• I. A. L. Diamond — Screenplay

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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