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The Fortune Cookie
A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.
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The Fortune Cookie
- Overview
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Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 19, 1966
Runtime
2h 5m
Genres
Comedy
User Score
72%
Original Title
The Fortune Cookie
Production Companies
Phalanx Productions, Jalem Productions, United Artists
Director
Billy Wilder
Description
A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.
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