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The Front Page (1974)

“It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it.”

1974 · 1 h 45 min
Directed by Billy Wilder
ComedyDramaRomance

Cast

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Plot

A ruthless Chicago newspaper editor schemes to keep his top reporter from retiring and covering one more big story.

Sinekatalog’s take

Billy Wilder's remake is brisk and funny, with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau and a sharp script.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (16,886 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.