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The Front Page
“It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it.”
7.3 / 10• 1974• 1h 45m•PG• English
Comedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jack Lemmon
Hildebrand Johnson
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Billy Wilder's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Front Page is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
