The Fortune Cookie (1966)

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Director

Billy Wilder

Runtime

125 minutes

Original release date

1966-10-19 (TMDB; may differ from the UK release)

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.