The Fortune Cookie (1966) | StreamScapeX

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
Rated NR
2h 5m
Comedy

7.2TMDB(366)

Overview

TV cameraman Harry Hinkle is injured while filming a football game. Seeing big dollar signs, his unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer brother-in-law Willie Gingrich enters the picture, and convinces Harry to overstate his injuries and claim $1 million in pain and suffering. Harry's similarly-minded ex-wife suddenly reappears in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.

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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor (1967)
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Nominations
3 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Art Direction, Black and White (1967)
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Box office
Grossed $6.8M worldwide, about 1.8 times its $3.71M budget
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Setting
Set in Ohio
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Music
Music by André Previn
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Joseph LaShelle
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Details

Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy WilderWriter
I. A. L. DiamondWriter
Status: Released
Release date: October 19, 1966
Original language: English
Budget: $3.7M
Revenue: $6.8M
Countries: United States of America

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