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It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it. - The Front Page
Movie Details

Title: The Front Page

Release Date: 1 Nov 1974

Runtime: 1h 45m

Genre: Comedy

Director: Universal Pictures

Production Companies: Universal Pictures

Overview: A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.265 (344 votes)

Cast

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