The Fortune Cookie | |
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Directed by | Billy Wilder |
Written by | Billy Wilder I.A.L. Diamond |
Produced by | Billy Wilder |
Starring | Jack Lemmon Walter Matthau Ron Rich Cliff Osmond Judi West |
Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle |
Edited by | Daniel Mandell |
Music by | André Previn |
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Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Language | English |
Budget | $3,705,000 |
Box office | $6,800,000[2] |
The Fortune Cookie (alternative UK title: Meet Whiplash Willie) is a 1966 American black comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It was the first film in which Jack Lemmon collaborated with Walter Matthau. Matthau won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance.