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The Front Page is a 1974 American black comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.
A ruthless editor tries to get his top reporter to cover one more crime story before retirement.
Dec 20, 1974 · A newspaper editor tries to stop his star reporter from quitting and covering a crime story in Chicago. The film is based on a play and features Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Susan Sarandon.
The Front Page is a Broadway comedy about newspaper reporters on the police beat. Written by former Chicago reporters Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, it was first produced in 1928 and has been adapted for the cinema several times. The play entered the public domain in the United States in 2024. [1] Plot.
Find out who starred in and worked on the 1974 comedy film The Front Page, directed by Billy Wilder and based on a play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, cinematographers, and more.
A 1974 interview with director Billy Wilder and screenwriter I. A. L. Diamond about their adaptation of the classic comedy play "The Front Page". They discuss the challenges, changes and joys of working with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in the film version.
Jan 11, 2017 · Learn how The Front Page, a 1931 comedy about corrupt politics and journalism, was rediscovered and reissued in its original form after decades of censorship and alteration. Find out how the film influenced American culture and cinema, and why it is a must-see for movie lovers.
