Film
The Front Page
1974· PG· 1h 45m· Comedy
“It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it.”
Ruthless Chicago newspaper editor Walter Burns resorts to dubious motives in order to get top reporter Hildy Johnson to cover one more big crime story before retirement.
1974-11-01
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Key Crew
DirectorBilly Wilder
ScreenplayBilly Wilder
ProducerPaul Monash
Director of PhotographyJordan Cronenweth
EditorRalph E. Winters
Full cast & crew (25 cast · 37 crew)
Details
Released1974-11-01
Runtime1h 45m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosUniversal Pictures
Budget$4M
Box office$15M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.3/10 · 384 votes
Original languageen
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