The Fortune Cookie (1966)

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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!

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.

• Released: 1966-10-19
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 2h 5m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 362 votes

Directed by Billy Wilder.

Top cast

• Jack Lemmon as Harry Hinkle
• Walter Matthau as Willie Gingrich
• Ron Rich as Boom Boom Jackson
• Judi West as Sandy Hinkle
• Cliff Osmond as Purkey
• Lurene Tuttle as Mother Hinkle
• Harry Holcombe as O'Brien
• Les Tremayne as Thompson
• Marge Redmond as Charlotte Gingrich
• Ann Shoemaker as Sister Veronica

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Where to watch The Fortune Cookie

• United States: stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus; watch free on YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Spectrum On Demand; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
• Canada: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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