Comedy ·Romance ·Crime · United States of America · 1959 · 2h 3m

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot poster
Director
Billy Wilder
Cast
Tony Curtis as Joe (Josephine) Jack Lemmon as Jerry (Daphne) Marilyn Monroe as Sugar Kane Kowalczyk George Raft as Spats Colombo Pat O'Brien as Detective Mulligan Joe E. Brown as Osgood Fielding III
Crew
Charles Lang — Director of Photography Arthur P. Schmidt — Editor Adolph Deutsch — Original Music Composer Billy Wilder — Screenplay I. A. L. Diamond — Screenplay Michael Logan — Story
Tagline

The movie too HOT for words!

Synopsis

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

Trailer Some Like It Hot — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
chicago, illinoisfloridatransvestismmusicianwitnessfake identitydeceptionmafiacross dressingblack and whitetrainbuddy
Key Collaborators
Billy Wilder Director Charles Lang Director of Photography Arthur P. Schmidt Editor Adolph Deutsch Original Music Composer Billy Wilder Screenplay I. A. L. Diamond Screenplay Michael Logan Story Robert Thoeren Story Billy Wilder Producer Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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