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The Fortune Cookie(1966)
Status: Released
Date: 1966-10-19
72%
336 Votes
Time: 2h 5m
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!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $3,705,000.00
Revenue: $6,800,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Phalanx Productions
Jalem Productions
Movie: The Fortune Cookie
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jack Lemmon
Harry Hinkle
Walter Matthau
Willie Gingrich
Ron Rich
Boom Boom Jackson
Judi West
Sandy Hinkle
Cliff Osmond
Purkey
Lurene Tuttle
Mother Hinkle
Harry Holcombe
O'Brien
Les Tremayne
Thompson
Marge Redmond
Charlotte Gingrich
Ann Shoemaker
Sister Veronica
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The Fortune Cookie (1966) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Chris Wilkinson on THE FORTUNE COOKIE
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Chris Wilkinson on THE FORTUNE COOKIE - Featurette
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