The Fortune
Sexier than the Marx Brothers, handsomer than Laurel and Hardy but not as smart as The 3 Stooges.
1975 | 88m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Mike Nichols |
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| Writer: | Carole Eastman |
| Staring: |
| A couple of bumbling 1920s hustlers attempt to obtain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder. | |
| Release Date: | May 20, 1975 |
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| Director: | Mike Nichols |
| Writer: | Carole Eastman |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime, Romance |
| Keywords | hustler, 1920s, scheme, across state lines, con men |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Vista |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $3,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Stockard Channing | Freddie Bigard |
| Jack Nicholson | Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan |
| Warren Beatty | Nicky Wilson |
| Florence Stanley | Mrs. Gould |
| Ian Wolfe | Justice of the Peace |
| Rose Michtom | Wife of Justice of the Peace |
| Brian Avery | Airline Steward |
| Dub Taylor | Rattlesnake Tom |
| Catlin Adams | Girl Lover |
| Christopher Guest | Boy Lover |
| Scatman Crothers | Fisherman |
| Tom Newman | John the Barber |
| Jim Antonio | 1st Policeman |
| Vic Vallaro | 2nd Policeman |
| Richard B. Shull | Chief Detective Sergeant Jack Power |
| Kathryn Grody | Police Secretary |
| John Fiedler | Photographer |
| George Roberts | Officer |
| Jerry Trent | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Joe Tornatore | Detective |
| Harry Dean Stanton | Prisoner in Holding Cell (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mike Nichols | Director |
| Stu Linder | Editor |
| W. Stewart Campbell | Art Direction |
| Anthea Sylbert | Costume Design |
| Carole Eastman | Writer |
| Richard Sylbert | Production Design |
| George Gaines | Set Decoration |
| John A. Alonzo | Director of Photography |
| David Shire | Original Music Composer |
| Howard Roessel | Unit Production Manager |
| Peter Bogart | Assistant Director |
| Jerry Grandey | Second Assistant Director |
| Annabel Davis-Goff | Script Supervisor |
| Richard Liebegott | Production Coordinator |
| Arthur Schmidt | Assistant Editor |
| Bert Hallberg | Sound Mixer |
| Dick Vorisek | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Don Devlin | Producer |
| Hank Moonjean | Executive Producer |
| Robert E. Schultz | Associate Producer |
| Mike Nichols | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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