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The Fortune Cookie

1966·2h 5m·Approved
RomanceComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
17,194 votes
Metascore
63
Metacritic

A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury in order to collect a big insurance payout.

The Fortune Cookie is a 1966 romance comedy movie directed by Billy Wilder, starring Judi West, Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 17,194 votes and runs 2h 5m.

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Director
Billy Wilder
Stars
Judi West
Walter Matthau
Jack Lemmon
Ron Rich
Details
1966-10-19
125 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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