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The Fortune

  • 19751975
  • PGPG
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
2.9K
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The Fortune (1975)
ComedyCrimeRomance
Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
2.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Mike Nichols
  • Writer
    • Carole Eastman
  • Stars
    • Stockard Channing
    • Jack Nicholson
    • Warren Beatty
  • Director
    • Mike Nichols
  • Writer
    • Carole Eastman
  • Stars
    • Stockard Channing
    • Jack Nicholson
    • Warren Beatty
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 43User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Jack Nicholson in The Fortune (1975)
    Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty in The Fortune (1975)
    Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty in The Fortune (1975)
    Stockard Channing in The Fortune (1975)
    Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, and Joe Tornatore in The Fortune (1975)
    John Fiedler in The Fortune (1975)
    Stockard Channing and Tom Newman in The Fortune (1975)
    Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Jim Antonio, and Vic Vallaro in The Fortune (1975)
    Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty in The Fortune (1975)
    Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty in The Fortune (1975)
    Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty in The Fortune (1975)
    Jack Nicholson, Stockard Channing, and Warren Beatty in The Fortune (1975)

    Top cast

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    Stockard Channing
    Stockard Channing
    • Freddie Bigard
    Jack Nicholson
    Jack Nicholson
    • Oscar Sullivan aka Dix
    Warren Beatty
    Warren Beatty
    • Nicky Wilson
    Florence Stanley
    Florence Stanley
    • Mrs. Gould
    Richard B. Shull
    Richard B. Shull
    • Chief Detective
    Tom Newman
    • John the Barber
    John Fiedler
    John Fiedler
    • Photographer
    Scatman Crothers
    Scatman Crothers
    • Fisherman
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
    • Justice of the Peace
    Rose Michtom
    • Wife of Justice of the Peace
    Brian Avery
    Brian Avery
    • Airline Steward
    Dub Taylor
    Dub Taylor
    • Rattlesnake Tom
    Catlin Adams
    Catlin Adams
    • Girl Lover
    • (as Nira Barab)
    Christopher Guest
    Christopher Guest
    • Boy Lover
    Jim Antonio
    Jim Antonio
    • 1st Policeman
    Vic Vallaro
    • 2nd Policeman
    Joe Tornatore
    Joe Tornatore
    • Detective
    Kathryn Grody
    Kathryn Grody
    • Police Secretary
    • Director
      • Mike Nichols
    • Writer
      • Carole Eastman
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In an interview on Trio's series "Face Time (2002)," Producer Peter Guber revealed that "Shampoo (1975)" was only made because its creators insisted on its being green-lit along with this movie. Everyone concerned was convinced that this movie would be a huge hit, given its stellar line-up of filmmakers, so the deal was accepted. As it turned out, this movie was a flop, and "Shampoo" was the huge hit.
    • Goofs
      A character is shown wing-walking on an airplane in flight such that he stands outside a passenger window. Disregarding the question of how he could get from the rear door to the wing, it is impossible because the exterior shots clearly show that the wings are ABOVE the passenger windows.
    • Quotes

      Nicky Wilson: [To Frederica who's screaming because Oscar is walking on the plane's wing during flight] Just ignore him.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Lion Roars Again (1975)
    • Soundtracks
      I Must Be Dreaming
      (uncredited)
      Written by Al Sherman, Pat Flaherty and Al Dubin
      Performed by Stockard Channing

    User reviews43

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    Featured review
    6/10
    pathetic
    It is easy to see why i had never heard of this movie before because it is so bad and it's hard to see a cast this great in a movie so bad. Hard to believe this was directed by Mike Nichols and stars Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson. The movie is set in the 1920's in which there is a law that saw you cannot take a woman across state lines for immoral purposes. Beatty is in love with Stockard Channing and has Nicholson get married to her and the movie doesn't make it clear why Beatty didn't marry her in the first place. Beatty is going to pose as her brother and they are going to California. It then turns out that both of them are only interested in her money and she isn't too happy about that. The movie is pretty bad and this movie deserves to be unknown.
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    • KyleFurr2
    • Oct 4, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 16, 1975 (Argentina)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Mitgiftjäger
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica, California, USA
    • Production company
      • A Mike Nichols Production
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,500,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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