The Fortune Cookie
Is he a spy? A security risk? Is he unfaithful? Or is he a nice, normal shnook - out to make a million bucks by sheer accident!
7.2
361 votes
1966
2h 5m
Comedy
Overview
TV cameraman Harry Hinkle is injured while filming a football game. Seeing big dollar signs, his unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer brother-in-law Willie Gingrich enters the picture, and convinces Harry to overstate his injuries and claim $1 million in pain and suffering. Harry's similarly-minded ex-wife suddenly reappears in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.
Directed by Billy Wilder
Top cast
Jack Lemmon
Harry Hinkle
Walter Matthau
Willie Gingrich
Ron Rich
Boom Boom Jackson
Judi West
Sandy Hinkle
Cliff Osmond
Purkey
Lurene Tuttle
Mother Hinkle
Harry Holcombe
O'Brien
Les Tremayne
Thompson
Marge Redmond
Charlotte Gingrich
Ann Shoemaker
Sister Veronica
Ned Glass
Doc SchindlerA
Archie Moore
Mr. Jackson
Howard McNear
Mr. CimoliH
Harry Davis
Dr. KrugmanL
Lauren Gilbert
Kincaid
Sig Ruman
Professor Winterhalter
Noam Pitlik
MaxM
Maryesther Denver
Nurse
Judy Pace
Elvira
Helen Kleeb
Law Firm Switchboard Operator and ReceptionistDetails
Status
Released
Release date
October 19, 1966
Budget
$3.7M
Revenue
$6.8M
Language
English
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