The Front Page

Summary

The Front Page is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Front Page's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Front Page's director is recorded as Billy Wilder^[4].
• The Front Page's screenwriter is recorded as I. A. L. Diamond^[5].
• The Front Page's screenwriter is recorded as Billy Wilder^[6].
• The Front Page's screenwriter is recorded as Ben Hecht^[7].
• The Front Page's screenwriter is recorded as Charles MacArthur^[8].
• The Front Page's composer is recorded as Billy May^[9].
• The Front Page's genre is recorded as comedy drama^[10].
• The Front Page's genre is recorded as romantic comedy^[11].
• The Front Page's based on is recorded as The Front Page^[12].
• The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Jack Lemmon^[13].
• The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Walter Matthau^[14].
• The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Charles Durning^[15].
• The Front Page's cast member is recorded as David Wayne^[16].
• The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Susan Sarandon^[17].
• The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Carol Burnett^[18].
• The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Vincent Gardenia^[19].
• The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Harold Gould^[20].
• The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Austin Pendleton^[21].
• The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Herb Edelman^[22].
• The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Paul Benedict^[23].
• The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Cliff Osmond^[24].
• The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Dick O'Neill^[25].
• The Front Page's cast member is recorded as John Furlong^[26].
• The Front Page's cast member is recorded as Allen Garfield^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Front Page's producer is recorded as Paul Monash^[28]. Its director is recorded as Billy Wilder^[4]. Screenwriters include I. A. L. Diamond^[5], Billy Wilder^[6], Ben Hecht^[7], and Charles MacArthur^[8]. Cast members include Jack Lemmon^[13], Walter Matthau^[14], Charles Durning^[15], David Wayne^[16], Susan Sarandon^[17], and Carol Burnett^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1974-12-17T00:00:00Z^[29], +1974-12-18T00:00:00Z^[30], +1974-12-20T00:00:00Z^[31], and +1975-03-27T00:00:00Z^[32]. The Front Page's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[33]. Genres include comedy drama^[10] and romantic comedy^[11].

Subject and Themes

The Front Page's main subject is recorded as capital punishment^[34].

Reception

Reviews include 6/10^[35], 57%^[36], and 62/100^[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by Ben Hecht^[38] and Charles MacArthur^[39].

Why It Matters

The Front Page ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]