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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.
1966
125 min
7.2
Comedy / Drama / Crime
Genres
Comedy / Drama / Crime
Runtime
125 min
Year
1966
Director
Billy Wilder
Writers
Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
Studio
Phalanx Productions

Top Billed Cast

Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
Harry Hinkle
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
Willie Gingrich
Ron Rich
Ron Rich
Boom Boom Jackson
Judi West
Judi West
Sandy Hinkle
Cliff Osmond
Cliff Osmond
Purkey
Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle
Mother Hinkle
Harry Holcombe
Harry Holcombe
O'Brien
Les Tremayne
Les Tremayne
Thompson
Marge Redmond
Marge Redmond
Charlotte Gingrich
Ann Shoemaker
Ann Shoemaker
Sister Veronica

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