Some Like It Hot

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Original title: Some Like It Hot
Year: 1959
Running time: 120 min.
Country: United States
Director: Billy Wilder
Screenwriter: Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond (Story: Robert Thoeren, Michael Logan)
Music: Adolph Deutsch
Cinematography: Charles Lang (B&W)
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Nehemiah Persoff, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee, Billy Gray, George E. Stone, Mike Mazurki, Dave Barry, Harry Wilson, Beverly Wills, Edward G. Robinson Jr., Barbara Drew
Producer: United Artists / Ashton Productions / The Mirisch Corporation
Genre: Comedy | 1920s. Mafia. Remake
Synopsis / Plot: Two men (Lemmon and Curtis) hide from the mafia in an all girls band after they witness a murder, and find it hard to keep their cover as women when they meet Sugar Kane (Marilyn).

Awards: 1959: Oscar: Best Costume Design (B&W). 6 Nominations

1959: 3 Golden Globes: Best Movie Comedy, Actor (Lemmon), Actress (Monroe)

1959: BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor (Lemmon). 2 Nominations

1959: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

1959: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Comedy Screenplay

1959: National Board of Review: Top 10 Best films

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Critics' reviews

"The ultimate Billy Wilder film"

Dave Kehr: Chicago Reader
"One of the enduring treasures of the movies, a film of inspiration and meticulous craft (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"A whacky, clever, farcical comedy that starts off like a firecracker and keeps on throwing off lively sparks till the very end"

Variety
"[It] does cool off considerably now and again, but Mr. Wilder and his carefree clowns keep it crackling and funny most of the time."

A.H. Weiler: The New York Times
"Another supersonic, breakneck, belly-laugh comedy"

The Hollywood Reporter
"One of Wilder's funniest satires"

Derek Adams: Time Out
"Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis keep this joyous Billy Wilder comedy fizzing from start to finish (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian
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