Poster for The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie

1966 125 min Comedy, Drama, Crime

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.

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1 win

3 nominations

budget $3,705,000 earnings $6,800,000 return 1.8x

director Billy Wilder

writers Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond

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The Fortune Cookie (1966) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] trailer
Chris Wilkinson on THE FORTUNE COOKIE featurette

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