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The Front Page

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

7.3/ 1019741h 45mPG

Comedy

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.

Directed by Billy Wilder

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Hildebrand Johnson

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Walter Burns

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Peggy Grant

Vincent Gardenia

Vincent Gardenia

Sheriff

David Wayne

David Wayne

Roy Bensinger

Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Kruger

Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Earl Williams

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Murphy