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Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American crime comedy [3] film directed, produced and co-written 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 ...
- Billy Wilder
- Adolph Deutsch
- March 29, 1959
Synopsis. It is February 1929 in the city of Chicago. Joe is a jazz saxophone player, irresponsible gambler and ladies' man; his friend Jerry is a sensible jazz double-bass player. They accidentally witness the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. When the gangsters, led by "Spats" Colombo, spot them, the two run for their lives.
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. Marilyn Monroe. ... Sugar Kane Kowalczyk. Tony Curtis. ... Joe / Josephine / Shell Oil Junior. Jack Lemmon.
Some Like It Hot: A spry, quick-witted farce that never drags. After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe (Tony Curtis) and his long-suffering buddy, Jerry (Jack Lemmon ...
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- Tony Curtis
- Billy Wilder
- Comedy
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Some Like It Hot. One of the most beloved films of all time, this sizzling masterpiece by Billy Wilder set a new standard for Hollywood comedy. After witnessing a mob hit, Chicago musicians Joe and Jerry (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, in landmark performances) skip town by donning drag and joining an all-female band en route to Miami.