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Originally Posted by cinderella
correction - my post #194
I confused Northside 777 with The Front Page, my apologies.
In Northside 777 the magnification and enhancement of the front page of a newspaper to reveal a date (instrumental in proving the defendant's innocense, and thereby acquiting him), was such a major and important aspect of this film, that I always confuse the title and think of it as The Front Page, which is another movie entirely.
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I actually saw
The Front Page at the theatre in Buenos Aires when it came out. I really enjoy
Billy Wilder films too.
Opposite of Altman, very controlled.