The Front Page
1974 · Movie · PG · 105 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Based on The Front Page
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Details
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-11-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 105 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (384 votes)
- Box office
- $15,000,000
- Budget
- $4,000,000
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- newspaper
- journalist
- marriage proposal
- stress
- father-in-law
- newspaper man
Cast & crew
Jack Lemmon
as Hildebrand Johnson
Walter Matthau
as Walter Burns
Susan Sarandon
as Peggy Grant
Vincent Gardenia
as Sheriff
David Wayne
as Roy Bensinger
Allen Garfield
as Kruger
Austin Pendleton
as Earl Williams
Charles Durning
as Murphy
Herb Edelman
as Schwartz
Martin Gabel
as Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer
Directed by Billy Wilder