The Front Page is a Film programme that first aired in 1974 and has been classified a PG certificate.

The Front Page is a 4 star programme

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The Front Page (1974)

Directed by
Billy Wilder

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.

Written by
Ben Hecht
,
Charles MacArthur

Genre: Film

Running Time: 105 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1974

Rating:
4/5 Stars

Classification: PG Certificate

Filmed in Colour

Cast

Jack Lemmon	...	Hildebrand 'Hildy' Johnson
Walter Matthau	...	Walter Burns/Otto Fishbine
Susan Sarandon	...	Peggy Grant
Vincent Gardenia	...	'Honest Pete' Hartman Sheriff
David Wayne	...	Roy Bensinger
Allen Garfield	...	Kruger
Austin Pendleton	...	Earl Williams
Charles Durning	...	Murphy
Herb Edelman	...	Schwartz
Martin Gabel	...	Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer
Harold Gould	...	The Mayor/Herbie/Green Hornet
Cliff Osmond	...	Officer Jacobi
Dick O'Neill	...	McHugh
Jon Korkes	...	Rudy Keppler
Lou Frizzell	...	Endicott