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The Fortune Cookie

Movie·1966·Comedy, Drama, Crime·2h 5m·7.2 (348)·Directed by Billy Wilder

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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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Jack LemmonJack LemmonHarry HinkleWalter MatthauWalter MatthauWillie GingrichRon RichRon RichBoom Boom JacksonJudi WestJudi WestSandy HinkleCliff OsmondCliff OsmondPurkeyLurene TuttleLurene TuttleMother HinkleHarry HolcombeHarry HolcombeO'BrienLes TremayneLes TremayneThompson

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