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  • The Front Page (1974)
  • PG
    105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Front Page (1974)
PG
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A ruthless editor tries to get his top reporter to cover one more crime story before retirement.
Director
Writers
Ben Hecht (play) | Charles MacArthur (play) | Billy Wilder (screenplay) | I.A.L. Diamond (screenplay)
Producer
Cinematographer
Jordan Cronenweth (as Jordan S. Cronenweth)
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Release date
Dec 18, 1974 (United States)

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27 cast members
Name Known for
Jack Lemmon
Hildy Johnson Hildy Johnson   See fewer
Walter Matthau
Walter Burns Walter Burns   See fewer
Susan Sarandon
Peggy Grant Peggy Grant   See fewer
Vincent Gardenia
Sheriff Sheriff   See fewer
David Wayne
Bensinger Bensinger   See fewer
Austin Pendleton
Earl Williams Earl Williams   See fewer
Herb Edelman
Schwartz (as Herbert Edelman) Schwartz (as Herbert Edelman)   See fewer
Martin Gabel
Dr. Eggelhofer Dr. Eggelhofer   See fewer
Harold Gould
The Mayor The Mayor   See fewer
Cliff Osmond
Jacobi Jacobi   See fewer
Dick O'Neill
McHugh McHugh   See fewer
Jon Korkes
Rudy Keppler Rudy Keppler   See fewer
Lou Frizzell
Endicott Endicott   See fewer
Paul Benedict
Plunkett Plunkett   See fewer
Doro Merande
Jennie Jennie   See fewer
Noam Pitlik
Wilson Wilson   See fewer
Joshua Shelley
Cab Driver Cab Driver   See fewer
Allen Jenkins
Telegrapher Telegrapher   See fewer
Biff Elliot
Police Dispatcher Police Dispatcher   See fewer
Barbara Davis
Myrtle Myrtle   See fewer
Carol Burnett
Mollie Malloy Mollie Malloy   See fewer
Bob Harks
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Mark Sawtelle
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
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