---
title: 'The Front Page (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Billy Wilder'
released: '1974-12-17'
runtime_minutes: 105
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-front-page-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071524/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Front Page (1974)

1974 · PG · 105 min · Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder)
- **Screenplay:** [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder), [Ben Hecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hecht), [Charles MacArthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-macarthur), [I. A. L. Diamond](https://cinepixo.com/people/i-a-l-diamond)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Billy May](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-may)
- **Producer:** [Paul Monash](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-monash)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jordan Cronenweth](https://cinepixo.com/people/jordan-cronenweth)
- **Editor:** [Ralph E. Winters](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-e-winters)

## Cast

- [Vincent Gardenia](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-gardenia)
- [Lou Frizzell](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-frizzell)
- [Charles Durning](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-durning)
- [Jack Lemmon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-lemmon)
- [Paul Benedict](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-benedict)
- [Allen Garfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/allen-garfield)
- [Austin Pendleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-pendleton)
- [Cliff Osmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/cliff-osmond)
- [David Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-wayne)
- [John Furlong](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-furlong)
- [Herb Edelman](https://cinepixo.com/people/herb-edelman)
- [Carol Burnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-burnett)
- [Dick O'Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-o-neill)
- [Harold Gould](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-gould)
- [Martin Gabel](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-gabel)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-front-page-1974
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