The Fortune Cookie

Movie · Comedy · Romance

Director Billy Wilder, pairing for the seventh time with writing partner I.A.L. Diamond, brings us the blackest of black comedy in "The Fortune Cookie." The tale focuses on the travails of a TV cameraman (Jack Lemmon) who is injured while shooting a sporting event, and then inveigled into an insurance scam by his brother-in-law, the infamous Whiplash Willie (Walter Matthau).

1966 · 2h 5m
Director Billy Wilder

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The Fortune Cookie

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Director Billy Wilder, pairing for the seventh time with writing partner I.A.L. Diamond, brings us the blackest of black comedy in "The Fortune Cookie." The tale focuses on the travails of a TV cameraman (Jack Lemmon) who is injured while shooting a sporting event, and then inveigled into an insurance scam by his brother-in-law, the infamous Whiplash Willie (Walter Matthau).

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Average 7.7
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Studio
MGM
Released
1966
Run Time
2 hr 5 min
Rated
PG
Region of Origin
United States
© 1966 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Original Audio
English
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English (United States) (AAC)

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English (United States) (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.