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Some like it hot Cover Image DVD

Some like it hot [videorecording] / Ashton Productions inc. presents a Mirisch Company picture ; screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond ; produced and directed by Billy Wilder.

Brown, Joe E. (Joe Evan), 1892-1973 (actor.). Curtis, Tony, 1925-2010 (actor.). Deutsch, Adolph, 1897-1980 (composer (expression)). Diamond, I. A. L., (screenwriter.). Lang, Charles B., (cinematographer.). Lemmon, Jack, (actor.). Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962 (actor.). O'Brien, Pat, 1899-1983 (actor.). Persoff, Nehemiah, 1919-2022 (actor.). Raft, George, (actor.). Schmidt, Arthur, (editor of moving image work.). Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002 (screenwriter,, film director,, film producer.). Ashton Productions, (presenter.). MGM Home Entertainment Inc., (production company.). Mirisch Company, (production company.). United Artists Corporation, (production company.). Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Nehemiah Persoff. (Cast).

Summary:

Two unemployed musicians accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and flee to Miami disguised as female musicians.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792849604
  • ISBN: 0792849612
  • ISBN: 9780792849605
  • ISBN: 9780792849612
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (122 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Special edition
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [2001]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Also released as part of the box set: The Billy Wilder DVD collection.
Originally produced as motion picture in 1959.
Special features: "Nostalgic look back" documentary with Tony Curtis, hosted by Leonard Maltin (32 min.); "Memories from the Sweet Sues" featurette (12 min.); "Virtual hall of memories" (21 min.); pressbook gallery; theatrical trailer (3 min.).
Suggested by a story by R. Thoeren and M. Logan.
Restrictions on Access Note:
For private home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Charles Lang, Jr. ; art director, Ted Haworth ; film editor, Arthur P. Schmidt ; background score, Adolph Deutsch ; songs supervised by Matty Malneck ; set decorator, Edward G. Boyle ; special effects, Milt Rice.
Participant or Performer Note:
Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Nehemiah Persoff.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, Region 1, NTSC, wide screen presentation; Dolby surround & mono.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For home use only.
Language Note:
Includes French and Spanish dubbed versions and subtitles in French or Spanish, closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, 1960: Best Costume Design, Black-and-White - Orry-Kelly. Golden Globe Awards, 1960: Best Motion Picture - Comedy. Golden Globe Awards, 1960: Best performance by an actor in a motion picture - Musical/Comedy - Jack Lemmon. Golden Globe Awards, 1960: Best performance by an actress in a motion picture - Musical/Comedy - Marilyn Monroe.
British Academy of Film and Television Awards, 1960: Film awards, Best Foreign Actor - Jack Lemmon.
National Film Registry selection, 1989.

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Female impersonators > Drama.
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Genre:
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Gangster films.
Musical films.
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