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The Front Page

1974 · 105 min

A rapid-fire, cynical newsroom comedy that crackles with verbal wit and moral compromise, keeping you amused and slightly appalled.

Tagline
It's the hottest story since the Chicago fire...and they're sitting on it.
Overview
Ruthless Chicago newspaper editor Walter Burns resorts to dubious motives in order to get top reporter Hildy Johnson to cover one more big crime story before retirement.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • corruption
  • obsession
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Billy Wilder
Written by
I. A. L. Diamond, Billy Wilder
Starring
Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia, David Wayne, Allen Garfield, Austin Pendleton, Charles Durning
Cinematography
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Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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