Some Like It Hot
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Some Like It Hot is a 1959 comedy film directed by Billy Wilder, starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American crime comedy film produced, co-written and directed by Billy Wilder. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee and Nehemiah Persoff in supporting roles. The screenplay by Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond is based on a screenplay by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan from the 1935 French film Fanfare of Love. Set in the Prohibition era, the film is about two musicians (Curtis and Lemmon) who disguise themselves as women to escape Chicago mobsters they witnessed commit murder.
Production
Written by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond, the film was produced by The Mirisch Company. Adolph Deutsch composed the score. Charles Lang handled the cinematography. The film runs 123 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $2,900,000, Some Like It Hot grossed $25,000,000 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
The film's influence spread across the century; its narrative and tone echo in much later cinema.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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