The Fortune Cookie (1966)

Billy Wilder · 125 min · Letterboxd ↗

TV cameraman Harry Hinkle is injured while filming a football game. Seeing big dollar signs, his unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer brother-in-law Willie Gingrich enters the picture, and convinces Harry to overstate his injuries and claim $1 million in pain and suffering. Harry's similarly-minded ex-wife suddenly reappears in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.

The Fortune Cookie screens 2 times at BFI Southbank between Wednesday 18 November and Sunday 29 November.