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The Fortune Cookie (1966)

NR · 1966-10-19 · 2h 5m · EN
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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!

A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.

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Billy WilderDirector

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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 TremayneThompsonMarge RedmondMarge RedmondCharlotte GingrichAnn ShoemakerAnn ShoemakerSister VeronicaNed GlassNed GlassDoc SchindlerArchie MooreArchie MooreMr. Jackson

Keywords

American footballWheelchairEx-wifeCinematographerShadowingInsurance fraudHonestyBrother-in-lawFortune cookie

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Genre affinityComedy · RomanceTheme affinityAmerican Football · Wheelchair · Ex WifeMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference136204

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What is The Fortune Cookie about?

A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.

How long is The Fortune Cookie?

The Fortune Cookie has a runtime of 125 minutes.

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