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70s Film Summary for Front Page, The

Front Page, The Movie Brief

Billy Wilder directed this great ‘70s movie starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. It is based on a Broadway play of the same title.

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DVD Release For Front Page, The

The DVD for the movie Front Page, The runs 105 minutes , was released on May 31, 2005 by Universal Studios and is rated PG Click To Buy.

Film Plot For Front Page, The

The Front Page is a movie starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as reporter and editor of a Chicago newspaper in the 1920s. The story takes place the night a notorious criminal is about to be hanged. The newspaper’s star reporter shows up only to say goodbye to his colleagues, as he plans on marrying his girlfriend and finding a more respectable job. It is up to the editor to find a way to keep his star reporter on.

The Front Page is regarded as one of the finest newspaper films of all time.

Cast of Front Page, The Film

Hildebrand “Hildy” Johnson - Jack Lemmon
Walter Burns - Walter Matthau
Peggy Grant - Susan Sarandon
”Honest Pete” Hartman - Vincent Gardenia
Roy Bensinger of the Tribune - David Wayne
Kruger - Allen Garfield
Earl Williams - Austin Pendleton
Molly Malloy - Carol Burnett
Murphy - Charles Durning
Schwartz - Herb Edelman
Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer - Martin Gabel
The Mayor/Herbie/Green Hornet - Harold Gould
Duffy - John Furlong
Rudy Keppler - Jon Korkes

Front Page, The Movie Trivia Items

The Front Page was nominated for three Golden Globe awards.

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The Film Front Page, The was released on December 17, 1974 by Universal, and earned $15,000,000 in ticket sales in US theatres on a budget of $4,000,000 .

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