---
title: 'The Fortune Cookie (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Billy Wilder'
released: '1966-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 125
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fortune-cookie-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060424/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Fortune Cookie (1966)

1966 · 125 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Fortune Cookie is a 1966 American black comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It is the first film in which Jack Lemmon collaborated with Walter Matthau. Matthau won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. The film was co-produced by Wilder's Phalanx Productions in cooperation with Lemmon's independent film production company, Jalem Productions.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder)
- **Screenplay:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder), [I. A. L. Diamond](https://cinepixo.com/people/i-a-l-diamond)
- **Producer:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder)
- **Original Music Composer:** [André Previn](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-previn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph LaShelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-lashelle)
- **Editor:** [Daniel Mandell](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-mandell)

## Cast

- [Ned Glass](https://cinepixo.com/people/ned-glass)
- [John Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-anderson)
- [Archie Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/archie-moore)
- [Ron Rich](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-rich)
- [Ben Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-wright)
- [Ann Shoemaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-shoemaker)
- [Marge Redmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/marge-redmond)
- [Lurene Tuttle](https://cinepixo.com/people/lurene-tuttle)
- [Les Tremayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/les-tremayne)
- [Bartlett Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bartlett-robinson)
- [Robert DoQui](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-doqui)
- [Herbie Faye](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbie-faye)
- [Sig Ruman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sig-ruman)
- [Jack Lemmon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-lemmon)
- [Cliff Osmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/cliff-osmond)

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