Overview:
A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.| Status: | Released (1966-10-19) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 5 nominations total |
| Screen: | Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond |
| Productions: | Phalanx Productions, Jalem Productions, United Artists |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
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- 6837: Walter Matthau - Willie Gingrich
- 19779: Ron Rich - Boom Boom Jackson
- 19780: Judi West - Sandy Hinkle
- 14834: Cliff Osmond - Purkey
- 19781: Lurene Tuttle - Mother Hinkle
- 19782: Harry Holcombe - O'Brien
Crews
- 3147: I. A. L. Diamond - Producer - Production
- 19778: Robert Luthardt - Art Direction - Art
- 3146: Billy Wilder - Screenplay - Writing
- 4104: Edward G. Boyle - Set Decoration - Art
- 4102: Daniel Mandell - Editor - Editing
- 5805: André Previn - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 14828: Robert Martin - Sound Designer - Sound
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
Morality and cynicism not quite the bedfellows Wilder intended? Wilder's response to his previous film Kiss Me Stupid's criticism was intended to be a bitter attack on American morality, yet many critics of the time felt Wilder chickened out by sweetening the finale. If he actualy ....
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