Directed by:
Billy WilderCinematography:
Joseph LaShelleComposer:
André PrevinCast:
Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Judi West, Cliff Osmond, Lurene Tuttle, Harry Holcombe, Les Tremayne, Marge Redmond, Ann Shoemaker, Ned Glass, William Christopher (more)Plots(1)
Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) is one lucky guy! When he's accidentally clobbered by a 220-pound halfback, all Harry suffers is a slight concussion. All, that is, until Whiplash Willie (Walter Matthau) a legal scoundrel of the first order arrives on the scene! For if Harry follows shyster Willie's advice and feigns a crippling injury, the two charlatans can split a cool million in phony insurance claims. But can Willie's world-class finagling dispel those ominous words that lie within the fortune cookie on Harry's hospital plate: You can't fool all of the people all of the time? (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jack Lemmon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/219/165219959_48453f.jpg)
Jack Lemmon
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
JFK (1991)
The Apartment (1960)
![Walter Matthau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/482/162482260_cafc48.jpg)
Walter Matthau
USA
Best movies:
Fail-Safe (1964)
JFK (1991)
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
![Judi West](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/443/161443588_ae93b1.jpg)
Judi West
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
![Cliff Osmond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/426/158426649_4d2801.jpg)
Cliff Osmond
USA
Best movies:
The Front Page (1974)
Irma la Douce (1963)
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
![Lurene Tuttle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/680/161680826_2bd5a1.jpg)
Lurene Tuttle
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
![Harry Holcombe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/527/159527878_3572d2.jpg)
Harry Holcombe
USA
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
The Young Savages (1961)
![Les Tremayne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792697_30fc4a.jpg)
Les Tremayne
UK
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Goldfinger (1964)
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983)
![Marge Redmond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/583/161583961_dff72d.gif)
Marge Redmond
USA
Best movies:
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Ann Shoemaker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/922/159922847_0f1cdd.jpg)
Ann Shoemaker
USA
Best movies:
Strike Up the Band (1940)
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
Conflict (1945)
![Ned Glass](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000089_894e14.jpg)
Ned Glass
Poland
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Charade (1963)
![William Christopher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270384_d6519d.jpg)
William Christopher
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
Heaven Sent (1994)
![John Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279176_0791a7.jpg)
John Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
North and South (1985) (series)
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
![Sig Ruman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/424/424250_7c1a85.jpg)
Sig Ruman
German Empire
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
One, Two, Three (1961)
![Robert DoQui](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/187/158187999_4b208e.jpg)
Robert DoQui
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
RoboCop (1987)
![Ben Wright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634042_853ac9.jpg)
Ben Wright
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
My Fair Lady (1964)
![Howard McNear](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000183_4e5e18.jpg)
Howard McNear
USA
Best movies:
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Irma la Douce (1963)
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
![Billy Beck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619739_bff5a1.gif)
Billy Beck
USA
Best movies:
Irma la Douce (1963)
The Best Man (1964)
Crazy in the Noodle (1957)
![Helen Kleeb](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/831/160831109_a57191.jpg)
Helen Kleeb
USA
Best movies:
The Desperate Hours (1955)
The Party (1968)
The Young Savages (1961)
![Judy Pace](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/278/161278394_064a5a.gif)
Judy Pace
USA
Best movies:
Brian's Song (1971) (TV movie)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
Jon Silo
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Story of Ruth (1960)
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
That Touch of Mink (1962)