The Front Page (1974)

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

Ruthless Chicago newspaper editor Walter Burns resorts to dubious motives in order to get top reporter Hildy Johnson to cover one more big crime story before retirement.

Released: 1974-11-01
Genres: Comedy
Runtime: 1h 45m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 397 votes

Directed by Billy Wilder.

Top cast

Jack Lemmon as Hildebrand Johnson
Walter Matthau as Walter Burns
Susan Sarandon as Peggy Grant
Vincent Gardenia as Sheriff
David Wayne as Roy Bensinger
Allen Garfield as Kruger
Austin Pendleton as Earl Williams
Charles Durning as Murphy
Herb Edelman as Schwartz
Martin Gabel as Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Front Page

United States: stream on YouTube TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
India: rent on Amazon Video
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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