Wednesday, 20 March 2013

The Front Page (1974 film)

The Front Page is a 1974 American 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 play of the same name (1928), which has inspired several other films.
                                                              Original poster by Bill Gold

Directed by Billy Wilder
Produced by Paul Monash
Screenplay by Billy Wilder
I.A.L. Diamond
Based on The Front Page
by Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
Starring Jack Lemmon
Walter Matthau
Charles Durning
David Wayne
Susan Sarandon
Carol Burnett
Music by Billy May
Cinematography Jordan Cronenweth
Editing by Ralph E. Winters
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s) December 17, 1974
Running time 105 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $4 million[1][2]
Box office $15,000,000[1][2]

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