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.| 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
- 3151: Jack Lemmon - Harry Hinkle
- 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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