The Fortune Cookie1966
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!
Director
Actors
Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Judi West, Cliff Osmond, Lurene Tuttle, Les Tremayne, Ann Shoemaker, Ned Glass, Harry Davis, Sig Ruman, Bartlett Robinson, Ben Wright, Jim Brown
Music
Versions
Theatrical – 125 Minutes
Genres
FSK
12
About the film
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.
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Ratings
7.2tmdb
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