Comedy
The Front Page
"It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it."
User Score376 votes
73%7.3/10
Release1974→
Runtime1H 45M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
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
Media28
Backdrops
Posters
Director
Billy Wilder
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Trailer
Box Office
Budget$4M
Revenue$15M
Certification
PGKeywords
chicago, illinoisnewspaperjournalistmarriage proposalstressfather-in-lawnewspaper man
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Countries:United States of America
Production:Universal Pictures