The Front Page (1974)
- Directed by
- Billy Wilder
- Genre
- comedy drama, romantic comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 387 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A fast-talking reporter tries to quit his job to get married, but his ruthless editor tricks him into covering one last story about a condemned man about to be executed. The film follows their tense and comic battle of wits in a chaotic newsroom.
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What happens
The Front Page is a 1974 American black comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. The screenplay by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond is based on Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's 1928 play of the same name (which inspired several other films, such as 1931's The Front Page, the 1940 comedy His Girl Friday and televised movies and series episodes). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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