The front page ar en amerikansk dramakomedifilm fran 1974 i regi av billy wilder, med bland andra jack lemmon, walter matthau och carol. Matthau and lemmon are in top form and relish the raunchy language absent from earlier versions of the story. This third film version of the 1928 ben hechtcharlie macarthur broadway hit the front page was the first one permitted to utilize all the salty profanities in the original play. With jack lemmon, walter matthau, susan sarandon, vincent gardenia. The front page 1974 theyd do anything for a storyand do. The front page 1974 billy wilder jack lemmon walter. By 1974, the front page was a play that wasnt urgently in need of yet another remake. A journalist suffering from burnout wants to finally say goodbye to his office but his boss doesnt like the idea one bit. A journalist suffering from burnout wants to finally say goodbye to his office but his boss doesnt like the. The front page 1974 e 10 12011974 us romance, drama, comedy 1h 45m user score. When billy wilder elected to reremake the front page 1974 his real glory days were arguably well behind him. The 1974 movie also features susan sarandon in her first movie role, and carol burnett as the hilarious lady of the night, molly malone. It usually contains photos and stories for clipping out and used for newspaper duplication.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Wilder brings his comic skills to the durable hechtmacarthur story of an editors manic attempts to retain his star reporter while a killers execution is imminent. As a tabloid newspaper editor tries to prevent his top reporter from retiring, an escaped death row convict shows up at the office trying to convey his innocence. The front page is a 1931 american precode comedydrama film directed by lewis milestone and starring adolphe menjou and pat obrien. His editor walter is furious and tries to come up with. Indeed, wilder had only two more movies left in him, the sublime and scathing if equally as overlooked fedora 1978, and the less than impressive, buddy buddy 1981 for which his reputation could just as easily have done without. Even though the mechanics and demands of moviemaking slow what should be the furious tempo, this front page displays a giddy bitterness that is rare in any. Walter matthau, jack lemmon and vincent gardenia are great in this movie, but most impressive is carol burnetts wonderful and powerful performance which. The front page 1974 tt0071524 a journalist suffering from burnout wants to finally say goodbye to his office but his boss doesnt like the idea one bit. The front page 1974 as a tabloid newspaper editor tries to prevent his top reporter from retiring, an escaped death row convict shows up at the. Ruthless newspaper editor walter burns walter matthau and his crack ace reporter hildy jack lemmon believe together they can cover any.
Though the front page 1974 the third adaptation of the play doesnt cover any different ground than his girl friday did with the exception of reverting hildy back to a male character, it is the quality of the script, the chemistry between the leads and the selection of quirky supporting characters that. The front page 1974 trailer jack lemmon walter matthau. The ruthless managing editor of a chicago newspaper angrily learns his ace reporter plans to leave the paper to get married. Billy wilder s 1974 remake of the ben hecht charles macarthur play the front page, famously adapted 34 years before, by howard hawks as his girl friday, is widely regarded as that point in time when wilders art went into rapid decline, that the picture demonstrated that the director of sunset boulevard, ace in the hole, and the apartment had lost his confidence, that he had become out of step with the times and could no longer connect with the tastes of a changing moviegoing audience. When hildy johnson, the top reporter of a chicago newspaper announces that he is quitting to get married, his editor, walter burns desperately tries to change his mind. Billy wilder on the front page interviews roger ebert. The front page has been done a few times as a film, including the classic screwball comedy his girl friday. An unnecessary but enjoyable third screen version of former journalists ben hecht and charles macarthurs immortal 1929 play, the front page, filmed in 31 under that name, and by howard hawks nine years later as his girl friday, one of the fastest, funniest comedies ever made, with an added sexual charge due to its ingenious gender swap.
This version of the front page was the first to mention the city by name and use actual chicago newspapers. Billy wilders 1974 remake of the ben hecht charles macarthur play the front page, famously adapted 34 years before, by howard hawks as his girl friday, is widely regarded as that point in time when wilders art went into rapid decline, that the picture demonstrated that the director of sunset boulevard, ace in the hole, and the apartment had lost his confidence, that he had become out of. Despite a crackerjack star duo and a triumphant array of much heralded character actors in all of the important supporting roles, the movie emerges as just an. The front page full movie watch online the front page full english full movie the front page full full movie, the front page full full movie streaming the front page full movie engsub watch the. Front page, the 1975 featured products tcm annual catalog. Billy wilders interest in the project stemmed from him personally identifying with the content of the film. The front page 1974 successful chicago newspaper reporter hildy johnson jack lemmon is hanging up his journalists hat to marry peggy grant susan sarandon. A pressbook was sent to theater owners by the studio to help promote the film.
Watch the front page 1974 movie trailer instantly, no need to login. Some of them also show all the poster promotion material available for the film. Original movie poster for front page, the 1974 27571 universal original italian 39x55 folded fair to good condition offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Financial analysis of the front page 1974 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The tension attendant on the hanging of a convicted police slayer gives chicago examiner managing editor walter burns walter matthau a case of indigestion. The front page is a film directed by billy wilder with jack lemmon, walter matthau, susan sarandon, vincent gardenia, year. The front page 1974 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The 1974 movie also features susan sarandon in her first movie role, and carol burnett as the hilarious lady of the night, molly. Acceptable version about known story in which a reporter wants to marry a beautiful woman but his mean editor impedes it. Hildy johnson, a reporter of a chicago newspaper, wants to quit and get married, but the editor of the newspaper, walter burns, asks her to stay and write the story of earl williams, a. Allen garfield is the hapless earl, at the centre of the movie action and vincent gardenia as the none too bright sheriff.
When denial, cursing, and luring dont work, walter resorts to tricks. The front page 1974 rotten tomatoes the ruthless managing editor of a chicago newspaper angrily learns his ace reporter plans to leave the paper to get married. Based on a broadway play of the same name, the film was produced by howard hughes, written by bartlett cormack and charles lederer, and distributed by united artists. Get the front page dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats.
Diamond 3 is based on ben hecht and charles macarthur s play of the same name 1928, which inspired several other films and televised movies and series episodes. The front page 1974 free download cinema of the world. In 1930 with lee tracy as the reporter and adolphe menjou as his managing editor, and again in 1940, when director howard hawks got the bright idea of making the reporter a girl the new title was his girl. See the article in its original context from december 19, 1974, page 0. Billy wilder felt that chicago was the most exciting newspaper town in the country. Hildy johnson is tired of the hectic life of a newspaper man and decides to quit his job to marry his fiancee peggy. Director billy wilder cast his two favorite leading men, jack lemmon and walter matthau, as ace reporter hildy johnson and ruthless newspaper editor walter burns, respectively. Movie title from the film the front page 1974, directed by billy wilder, starring jack lemmon, walter matthau and susan sarandon. A journalist named johnson is suffering from burnout and wants to finally say goodbye to his office except for the fact that his boss doesnt like the idea one bit. Hildy johnson, a reporter of a chicago newspaper, wants to quit and get married, but the editor of the newspaper, walter burns, asks her to stay and write the story of earl williams, a murderer convicted to. The front page is a 1974 american black comedydrama film directed by billy wilder and starring jack lemmon and walter matthau. While he trains a replacement, all hell breaks loose and a convicted. The front page 1974 as a tabloid newspaper editor tries to prevent his top reporter from retiring, an escaped death row convict shows up at the office trying to convey his innocence. If youre into mostly single location screwball comedies where people use a lot of old timey words like palooka and wisenheimer, thisll be a treat.
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