The Front Page 1974 123movies

Watch: The Front Page 1974 123movies, Full Movie Online – A ruthless editor tries to get his top reporter to cover one more crime story before retirement..
Plot: A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.
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	7.3/10 Votes: 13,944
	59% | RottenTomatoes
	62/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 279 Popularity: 9.388 | TMDB

Reviews:

The Unseen Power of the Press
On 06 June 1929, in Chicago, the press is covering from the tribunal press room, the hanging of the anarchist Earl Williams (Austin Pendleton) that accidentally killed a cop and will happen on the next day. Hildy Johnson (Jack Lemmon), who is the best newspaperman of the Chicago Examiner, tells his boss Walter Burns (Walter Matthau) that he will marry the widow concert pianist Peggy Grant (Susan Sarandon) on the next day and quits his job, telling that he will move to Philadelphia and work in advertisement business. Walter unsuccessfully tries to use a scheme to force Hildy to stay in the Examiner and cover the execution on the gallows. Meanwhile, the corrupt Sheriff “Honest” Pete Hartman (Vincent Gardenia) interrogates Earl with the psychologist Dr. Eggelhofer (Martin Gabel) for the last check whether the prisoner is sane or not and the doctor proposes a simulation of the murder, but Earl shots Dr. Eggelhofer with the sheriff’s revolver on the groin and escapes. Meanwhile, the governor’s representative Plunkett (Paul Benedict) comes with a retreat on Earl, but the dirty Mayor (Harold Gould) and the Sheriff do not acknowledge the receipt of the document and send Plunkett to a brothel. When Hildy finds Earl hidden in the press room, his sense of journalist prevails and he calls Walter to protect Earl together with the unseen power of the press.

“The Front Page” is a witty comedy by Billy Wilder in one of his last works. I have never had the chance to see the original 1931 film, but this cynical remake is great, with top-notch performances of Walter Matthau in the role of a Machiavellian editor that has no ethics and presses his top journalist to stay in his newspaper. Jack Lemmon and Vincent Gardenia have also excellent performances. The ironic conclusion with the fate of each character is hilarious. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): “A Primeira Página” (“The Front Page”)

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 45 min (105 min)
Budget 4000000
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated PG
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director Billy Wilder
Writer Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Billy Wilder
Actors Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Susan Sarandon
Country N/A
Awards 3 wins & 6 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Panavision (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format 35 mm