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The Fortune

  • 1975
  • PG
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
3.5K
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Jack Nicholson, Stockard Channing, and Warren Beatty in The Fortune (1975)
Dark ComedySlapstickComedyCrimeRomance

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.

  • Director
    • Mike Nichols
  • Writers
    • Carole Eastman
    • Selene Elizabeth Bryce
  • Stars
    • Stockard Channing
    • Jack Nicholson
    • Warren Beatty
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    3.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mike Nichols
    • Writers
      • Carole Eastman
      • Selene Elizabeth Bryce
    • Stars
      • Stockard Channing
      • Jack Nicholson
      • Warren Beatty
    • 49User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast27

    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
    • Writers
      • Carole Eastman
      • Selene Elizabeth Bryce
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The White-Slave Traffic Act, better known as the Mann Act after its main sponsor Rep. James R. Mann (R-IL) (1856-1922). It was signed into law in 1910 by President William Howard Taft. It quickly became a tool for wives and others to blackmail men. It remained essentially unchanged until 1978 when provisions were added to cover child pornography. In 1986 the law's language was changed to make it gender neutral. Since these amendments, the law has been applied almost exclusively to child trafficking cases.
    • Goofs
      The TAT Ford Trimotor the trio flies to Los Angeles in has the modern tail number N9651. In the 1920s it should read NC9651.
    • 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

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 16, 1975 (Argentina)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Spite and Malice
    • Filming locations
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA(Location)
    • Production company
      • A Mike Nichols Production
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    Box office

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

    • Runtime
      • 1h 28m(88 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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