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Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Judi West, Cliff Osmond, Lurene Tuttle, Harry Holcombe, Les Tremayne, Marge Redmond, Ann Shoemaker, Ned Glass (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Für den Simulanten in Gipskorsett und Rollstuhl klagt Winkeladvokat Willi ein Schmerzensgeld in Höhe von 1 Million US-Dollar ein. Wird das Gaunerpärchen damit durchkommen? Die Botschaft aus dem Glückskeks, der Harry im Krankenhaus serviert wird, lässt die turbulenten Hindernisse dieses tückischen Plans schon erahnen: Du solltest nicht ständig alle Menschen hinters Licht führen! Regisseur Billy Wilder zeichnet ein für ihn charakteristisches Bild von Amerika. Matthau & Lemmon brilllieren in dieser Komödie, in der es um Geld, Betrug, Skrupellosigkeit und den amerikanischen Volkssport Nr. 1: das Verklagen geht! (Verleiher-Text)
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What should I tell you? I wasn't as thrilled as Harry. I don't mean to say it was a bad movie. It's just that the story and its execution didn't really grab me. The premise wasn't very demanding. Still, if the creators had focused only on the insurance event, they could have made a comedy worth four stars. Walter Matthau was great in the role of Willie Gingrich, a generous advocate for single mothers, and stole the film for himself. By combining three different themes, the whole thing fell utterly flat. I had to cool down afterward to be able to give more than two stars. Walter Matthau's performance deserved more than that. / Lesson learned: Having a lawyer in the family is priceless.
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