The Fortune Cookie
“Is he a spy? A security risk? Is he unfaithful? Or is he a nice, normal shnook - out to make a million bucks by sheer accident!”
1966 · 2 h 5 min
Cast
Jack Lemmon 
Walter Matthau Ron Rich Judi West 
Cliff Osmond 
Lurene Tuttle
Credits
Written by: 
Billy Wilder
Plot
A TV cameraman hurt at a football game is drawn into his lawyer brother-in-law's insurance scam.
Sinekatalog’s take
Billy Wilder's comedy marks the first pairing of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, with Matthau winning an Oscar.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (17,556 votes)
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