Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American black-and-white romantic comedy film directed and produced by Billy Wilder, starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. The supporting cast includes George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee, Grace Lee Whitney, and Nehemiah Persoff. 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. The film is about two musicians who dress in drag in order to escape from mafia gangsters whom they witnessed committing a crime. Some Like It Hot opened to critical and commercial success and is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time. The film received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, winning for Best Costume Design.
| Director | Billy Wilder |
| Produced by | Billy Wilder |
| Screenplay by | Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond |
| Story by | Robert Thoeren, Michael Logan |
| Starring | Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Joe E. Brown, Pat O'Brien |
| Music | Adolph Deutsch |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Arthur P. Schmidt |
| Production, company | Mirisch Company |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Released | March 29, 1959 |
| Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.9 million |
| Netflix ID | 60010910 |
About Some Like It Hot
Classic comedy about two male musicians who disguise themselves as women to hide from mafia members after witnessing a murder.
Achievement of Some Like It Hot
It was voted as the #1 comedy of all-time on AFI's 2000 poll 100 Years... 100 Laughs. The film earned six Academy Award nominations, winning for Best Costume Design-Black and white.
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Latest information about Some Like It Hot updated on July 28 2021.
