
A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.
Cast

Jack Lemmon
Hildebrand Johnson

Walter Matthau
Walter Burns

Susan Sarandon
Peggy Grant

Vincent Gardenia
Sheriff

David Wayne
Roy Bensinger

Allen Garfield
Kruger

Austin Pendleton
Earl Williams

Charles Durning
Murphy

Herb Edelman
Schwartz

Martin Gabel
Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer

Harold Gould
Mayor

Cliff Osmond
Officer Jacobi

Dick O'Neill
McHugh
Jon Korkes
Rudy Keppler

Carol Burnett
Mollie Malloy

Paul Benedict
Plunkett

Allen Jenkins
Telegrapher
Barbara Davis
Myrtle

Biff Elliot
Police Dispatcher

Lou Frizzell
Endicott

Doro Merande
Jennie

Noam Pitlik
Wilson

Joshua Shelley
Cab Driver

John Furlong
Duffy

Leonard Bremen
Butch
Crew

Billy Wilder
Director, Screenplay

I. A. L. Diamond
Screenplay

Ralph E. Winters
Editor

Jordan Cronenweth
Director of Photography
Jennings Lang
Executive Producer
Paul Monash
Producer
Burton Miller
Costume Design
Robert Martin
Sound Designer
Robert L. Hoyt
Sound Designer
James W. Payne
Set Decoration
Richard Washington
Stunts
Tom Steele
Stunts
Max Balchowsky
Stunts
Paul Nuckles
Stunts
Roger Creed
Stunts

Eddie Hice
Stunts
Jerry Summers
Stunts
Wally Rose
Stunts
Fred Dale
Stunts
Howard Curtis
Stunts

Louie Elias
Stunts
Marvin Walters
Stunts
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
John Quijada
Stunts

Richard Farnsworth
Stunts

Gary Davis
Stunts
Bobby Ferro
Stunts

Gary McLarty
Stunts

Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Fred Waugh
Stunts

Bud Ekins
Stunts

Carey Loftin
Stunt Coordinator
Jesse Wayne
Stunt Double

Ben Hecht
Theatre Play
Charles MacArthur
Theatre Play

Henry Bumstead
Art Direction



















