The Fortune Cookie
| The Fortune Cookie | |
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| Directed by | Billy Wilder |
| Written by | Billy Wilder I. A. L. Diamond |
| Produced by | Billy Wilder |
| Starring | Jack Lemmon Walter Matthau Ron Rich Cliff Osmond Judi West |
| Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle |
| Edited by | Daniel Mandell |
| Music by | André Previn |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,705,000 |
| Box office | $6,800,000 |
The Fortune Cookie (alternative British title: Meet Whiplash Willie) is a 1966 American black comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It is the first film in which Jack Lemmon collaborated with Walter Matthau. Matthau won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. The film was co-produced by Wilder's Phalanx Productions in cooperation with Lemmon's independent film production company, Jalem Productions.