The Front Page (1974 film)
| The Front Page | |
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| Directed by | Billy Wilder |
| Screenplay by | I. A. L. Diamond Billy Wilder |
| Based on | The Front Page 1928 play by Ben Hecht Charles MacArthur |
| Produced by | Paul Monash |
| Starring | Jack Lemmon Walter Matthau Vincent Gardenia Susan Sarandon Allen Garfield David Wayne Charles Durning Austin Pendleton Carol Burnett |
| Cinematography | Jordan Cronenweth |
| Edited by | Ralph E. Winters |
| Music by | Billy May |
| Color process | Technicolor |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million |
| Box office | $15 million |
The Front Page is a 1974 American black comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. The screenplay by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond is based on Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's 1928 play of the same name (which inspired several other films, such as 1931's The Front Page, the 1940 comedy His Girl Friday and televised movies and series episodes).