The Fortune Cookie

"Is he a spy? A security risk? Is he unfaithful? Or is he a nice, normal shnook - out to make a million bucks by sheer accident!"

1966

2:05

Rate

7.2/10 (339)

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Genre

Comedy

Drama

Crime

Plot

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.

Director

Billy Wilder

Writers

Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond,

Stars

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Judi West, Cliff Osmond,