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The Fortune is a 1975 American black comedy film starring Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty, and directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Adrien Joyce focuses on two bumbling con men who plot to steal the fortune of a wealthy young heiress, played by Stockard Channing in her first film starring role.
Oct 16, 1975 · The Fortune: Directed by Mike Nichols. With Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Stockard Channing, Florence Stanley. Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.
Dec 11, 2008 · Brief Synopsis. A married man tries to figure out how to share in his rich girlfriend's fortune. Cast & Crew. Read More. Mike Nichols. Director. Jack Nicholson. Warren Beatty. Florence Stanley. Tom Newman. Stockard Channing. Photos & Videos. View All. Film Details. Also Known As. Fortune, Tango för tre. MPAA Rating. Genre. Comedy. Dark Comedy.
TOP CRITIC. The movie remains essential viewing for Tinseltown completists, and there are some smart set pieces from the director Mike Nichols, including a slapstick traffic jam on a midnight ...
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Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.
Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson star in this black comedy directed by Mike Nichols, about two inept scam artists in the 1920s who try to get the fortune of an heiress (Stockard Channing, in her first film).
The Fortune. A married man gets his friend to marry an heiress so he can avoid the Mann Act and be with her, but complications arise. 80 IMDb 5.6 1 h 27 min 1975. PG.
The early 1900's with its Mann-Act (disallowing women to be transported across State lines for immoral reasons) brings a married man to devise a scheme for taking his upper-class girlfriend away with him... he simply has her marry his unmarried buddy.
The Fortune is an occasionally enjoyable comedy trifle, starring Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty as bumbling kidnappers of heiress Stockard Channing, who is excellent in her first major screen role. Very classy 1920s production values often merit more attention than the plot.
…with the frenetic comic caper The Fortune (1975), which featured Nicholson and Warren Beatty as a pair of 1920s con artists who first romance an heiress (Stockard Channing) and then try to steal her inheritance.
