Cinematic background from The Fortune Cookie 1966 - A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.

The Fortune Cookie

1966

Comedy, Romance

Directors:
Billy Wilder
Writers:
I.A.L. Diamond, Billy Wilder
Official poster of The Fortune Cookie 1966 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black - and - white photo of a city street with smoke billowing from the chimney; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman sitting on a skateboard in a hallway; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An empty football field at night with no fans; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting at a desk in a library; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man is being examined by another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman smoking a cigarette while sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of a man talking on a phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a coat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of a man getting his head shaved; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of a man talking on the phone with another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man running across a football field at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man wearing a coat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man with a hat and a microphone in front of him; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man holding a camera; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A large group of people sitting in a stadium; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting on top of a bench in a field; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An old man with a strange look on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of people sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man sitting on a bench; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men are looking out of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man talking on a phone while wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man smoking a cigarette while another man watches; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man and a young boy in front of a chemistry sign; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man holding a candle; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man holding a butcher knife in front of a building; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men are standing in front of a camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man crying; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man talking on a phone while sitting at a desk; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a long coat is standing in a stadium; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of two men sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man wearing a coat and a hat standing in front of an open door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man throwing a football; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a hat and coat talking on a phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a hat and a man in a trench coat with a camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man standing in a stadium with rows of seats; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man with a mustache wearing headphones in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men sitting in front of a camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man walking across a soccer field in a stadium; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man standing in the middle of an empty field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting on top of a bench next to a bag; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a trench coat is standing next to another man in a field; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man holding a football on a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man looking through a telescope; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting in a cell looking at a cell phone; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An old phone is sitting on a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – Black and white photograph of a man in a restaurant; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of a man and a woman kissing; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man standing in front of a lamp in a dimly - lit room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are sitting at a counter; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man sitting at a desk in front of a painting; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An old television in front of a crowd of people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man wearing a hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man holding a bouquet of flowers in a hospital bed; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a boy looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man sitting at a bar; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A person walking in the rain in a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man and a younger woman looking at a paper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man is taking a picture of another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of a man standing in a door way; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man standing in front of an old fashioned typewriter; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting on a chair in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man sitting at a desk in front of a painting; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting on a couch talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of a man looking through a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man and a younger woman looking at each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men are standing next to each other in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A person standing in front of a desk with papers on it; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a marching band uniform walking in front of a crowd; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man sitting in the driver's seat of a car; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of men sitting next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting in the driver's seat of a car; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A couple of cars parked on the side of a road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man wearing a neck brace in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man smoking a cigarette in front of another older man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man sitting in front of a door; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man holding a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man wearing a bow tie and ear cuff; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat holding a briefcase; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – Black and white photograph of a man leaning on a desk; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a group of men working on a machine; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a top hat and a man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man wearing a hat and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a neck brace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a hat and a long coat standing in an elevator; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man sitting in front of stacks of papers; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman smoking a cigarette while talking on the phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men are standing in front of a video camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man cutting a cake; Medium shot, High angle