Hook, Line and Sinker (1969)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy
Release: 1969-06-06
Director: George Marshall
Writers: Rod Amateau , David Davis
Language: English | Spanish | Portuguese
Stars: Jerry Lewis , Peter Lawford , Anne Francis , Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez , Jimmy Miller , Jennifer Edwards , Eleanor Audley (1905–1991) , Henry Corden , Sylvia Lewis , Phillip Pine
Runtime: 91 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Jerry in de boot (Netherlands the) , Hook, Line and Sinker (Singapore) , De Caniço e Samburá (Brazil) , Kook's Town (United States of America) , Cramponne-toi Jerry (France, French Republic) , O Jerry Lewis se xekardistikes diakopes (Greece) , Hook, Line & Sinker , Попался на удочку , Cramponne-toi Jerry (Canada) , Jerry, der Herzpatient (Austria) , Koukku, siima ja ruumis (Finland) , Jerryssimo! (Italy) , Pescador pescado (Mexico) , Pescador de Águas Turvas (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Çılgın hayat (Turkey) , Hook, Line and Sinker , Jerry, Pescador de Águas Turvas (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Jerry, der Herzpatient , Hook, Line and Sinker (United States of America) , El pescador pescado (Spain) , Mrtvaci ne placaju dugove , Krata gera, Jerry (Greece) , Hæng på, Jerry (Denmark) , Bakom flötet! (Sweden) , Hook, Line and Sinker (United Kingdom)
Plot: A man (Jerry Lewis) is told by his doctor (Peter Lawford), and best friend, that he has a terminal illness. At his wife's urging, he lives life to the fullest, racking up insurmountable debts. When the damage is done, his friend the doctor tells him that he's not dying. Unfortunately, his life will eventually be ruined by his actions. So, they decide to stage his death so that his wife and family will not have to suffer for what he's done. Lewis eventually discovers that his friend, the doctor, set the entire scenario up so that he could get Lewis' wife.
IMDB:tt0064439