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Release Date:
17 December 1974 (USA) moreTagline:
It's the hottest story since the Chicago Fire... And they're sitting on it.Plot:
Hildy Johnson is the top reporter on a Chicago newspaper during the 1920s. Tired of the whole game he's determined to quit his job to get married... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Reference To The Madonna
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Journalism
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Reference To Ben Hecht
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Beautiful Woman
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
A bar on North Avenue (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 5 October 2009, 6:41 AM, PDT)
It's Wilder's 95th
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 22 June 2001)
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One of my top 10 films of all time. more (35 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jack Lemmon | ... | Hildy Johnson |
 | Walter Matthau | ... | Walter Burns |
 | Susan Sarandon | ... | Peggy Grant |
 | Vincent Gardenia | ... | Sheriff |
| David Wayne | ... | Bensinger |
| Allen Garfield | ... | Kruger |
 | Austin Pendleton | ... | Earl Williams |
| Charles Durning | ... | Murphy |
| Herb Edelman | ... | Schwartz (as Herbert Edelman) |
 | Martin Gabel | ... | Dr. Eggelhofer |
 | Harold Gould | ... | The Mayor |
 | Cliff Osmond | ... | Jacobi |
 | Dick O'Neill | ... | McHugh |
| Jon Korkes | ... | Rudy Keppler |
| Lou Frizzell | ... | Endicott |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
105 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:11 | USA:PGFun Stuff
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Continuity: When Peggy decides Hildy doesn't want to leave the newspaper business, she takes her ticket and leaves the press room for the cab. A few minutes later, Bentzinger wants to come in and the door is locked, even thought neither Hildy or Burns locked it after she left. moreSoundtrack:
Button Up Your Overcoat moreFAQ
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A superb film with a brilliant script. Full of characters you can believe in. They all have superb characters, who act as you may well expect them to. Why some film critics rate it so low is strange to me - perhaps the film was too close to the mark? Wilder/Diamond did have the advantage of basing their film on an excellent stage play.