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

1974 1h 45m EN

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 399🥫57%Rotten Tomatoes●62Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 16,075

Comedy

Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Jack Lemmon
Hildebrand Johnson
Walter Matthau
Walter Burns
Susan Sarandon
Peggy Grant
Vincent Gardenia
Sheriff
David Wayne
Roy Bensinger
Allen Garfield
Kruger
Austin Pendleton
Earl Williams
Charles Durning
Murphy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: I. A. L. Diamond, Billy Wilder
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.8× over at the box office.

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Billy Wilder, shot by Jordan Cronenweth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ralph E. Winters shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau and Susan Sarandon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0071524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Billy Wilder directs. Jordan Cronenweth behind the camera. Ralph E. Winters cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 3.8× over at the box office.
352 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Directed by Billy Wilder, shot by Jordan Cronenweth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Ralph E. Winters shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau and Susan Sarandon carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it.".
8IMDB entry: tt0071524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.