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The Front Page

Name: The Front Page
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1970-01-31
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Robert Ryan, George Grizzard, Helen Hayes, Vivian Vance, Estelle Parsons

IMDb ID: tt0330303 · Year: 1970 · Rating: 6.9 (32 votes)

Genres: Comedy

Hildy Johnson wants to quit the newspaper business; his unscrupulous editor, Walter Burns, will do anything to get him to stay. Things come to a head when Earl Williams escapes from jail on the eve of his execution.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesPoland: Pierwsza strona
United States: The Front Page
Pierwsza stronaRelease Date1970-01-31Runtime90 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews2Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsthe press
based on playFilming LocationsStage 70, New York City, New York, USAProduction CompaniesMetromedia Producers Corporation (MPC)
Plumstead PlayhouseIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330303/Updated At2025-08-08T08:35:24

Directors

Alan Handley

Writers

Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Robert Ryan | Character: Walter Burns
Actor: George Grizzard | Character: Hildy Johnson
Actor: Helen Hayes | Character: Narrator
Actor: Vivian Vance | Character: Mrs. Grant
Actor: Estelle Parsons | Character: Mollie Malloy
Actor: Harold J. Kennedy | Character: Bensinger
Actor: Susan Watson | Character: Peggy Grant
Actor: John McGiver | Character: Mayor
Actor: Charles White | Character: Sheriff Hartman
Actor: Doro Merande | Character: Jennie

[Directors Group]
Name: Alan Handley | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Ben Hecht | Role: Writer
Name: Charles MacArthur | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Alfred De Liagre Jr. | Role: Producer
Name: Lewis Freedman | Role: Producer
Name: M.J. Rivkin | Role: Producer
Name: Martha Scott | Role: Producer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Ed Wittstein | Role: Art Director

[Production Management]
Name: Edith Hamlin | Role: Production Manager
Name: Alan Landsburg | Role: Production Manager

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Danny Franks | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Steven Armstrong | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Edith Hamlin | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330303/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: January 31, 1970

Awards

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Box Office

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