The Front Page
(1974)
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Synopsis
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau team for this Billy Wilder remake of the Ben Hecht-Charles MacArthur classic about newsmen covering an execution in 1929 Chicago. Mollie: Carol Burnett. Peggy: Susan Sarandon. Sheriff: Vincent Gardenia. Bensinger: David Wayne. Williams: Austin Pendleton. Kruger: Allen Garfield. Murphy: Charles Durning. Schwartz: Herbert Edelman. Mayor: Harold Gould.
Directors
Billy Wilder, Billy Wilder, Jennings Lang, Henry Bumstead, Universal Pictures, Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Jordan Cronenweth, Max Balchowsky, Billy May, Jesse Wayne, Jennings Lang, Ralph Winters, Robert Martin
Production year
1974
Rating
PG
Studio
Universal Pictures
Runtime
105 minutes
Cast
Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia, David Wayne