Harry Hinkle, an honest cameraman, is knocked over during a football game by the Afro-American champion Luther "Boon Boom" Jackson. His brother in law, an unscrupulous lawyer, persuades him to pretend to be paralyzed to cheat the insurance. A funny comedy about family ties, cynicism and material interests: everybody is cheating to satisfy their own needs.
Country: Usa
Year: 1966
Running time: 125'
Genre: fiction
Screenplay: Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond
Cinematography: Joseph La Shelle
Editing: Daniel Mandell
Music: André Previn
With: Jack Lemmon, Harry Davis, Judi West, Ron Rich, Harry Holcombe
Produced by: The Mirisch Corporation
