The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie

1966 · 2 hr 5 min · Passed

Comedy, Romance

Directors

Billy Wilder

Actors

  • Jack Lemmon
  • Walter Matthau
  • Ron Rich

Credits: 8

Summary

A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury.

More about this movie

TV cameraman Harry Hinkle is injured while filming a football game. Seeing an opportunity for big, easy money, his unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer brother-in-law, enters the picture. He gets Harry to overstate his injuries and claim $1 million in pain and suffering. Harry's similarly-minded ex-wife suddenly reappear and tries to rekindle their relationship. Meanwhile, the football player who hit Harry struggles with the outcome of his actions.

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