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In their first screen pairing, Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon portray a shyster lawyer and a cameraman in this madcap tale of greed and recouping lost love.
Original Release
10/19/1966
US Release
10/19/1966
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Lemmon | Harry Hinkle |
Walter Matthau | Willie Gingrich |
Ron Rich | Luther 'Boom Boom' Jackson / Boom Boom Jackson |
Judi West | Sandy Hinkle |
Cliff Osmond | Purkey / Chester Purkey |
Lurene Tuttle | Mother Hinkle |
Harry Holcombe | O'Brien |
Les Tremayne | Thompson |
Lauren Gilbert | Kincaid |
Marge Redmond | Charlotte Gingrich |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Lemmon | Harry Hinkle |
Walter Matthau | Willie Gingrich |
Ron Rich | Luther 'Boom Boom' Jackson / Boom Boom Jackson |
Judi West | Sandy Hinkle |
Cliff Osmond | Purkey / Chester Purkey |
Lurene Tuttle | Mother Hinkle |
Harry Holcombe | O'Brien |
Les Tremayne | Thompson |
Lauren Gilbert | Kincaid |
Marge Redmond | Charlotte Gingrich |
Noam Pitlik | Max |
Harry Davis | Dr. Krugman |
Ann Shoemaker | Sister Veronica |
Maryesther Denver | Nurse / Ugly Nurse |
Ned Glass | Doc Schindler |
Sig Ruman | Professor Winterhalter |
Archie Moore | Mr. Jackson |
Howard McNear | Mr. Cimoli |
William Christopher | Interne / Interne (as Bill Christopher) |
Bartlett Robinson | Specialist #1 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Billy Wilder | Producer |
I.A.L. Diamond | Producer |
Doane Harrison | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1967 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |
1967 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
1967 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1967 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1967 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |