Some Like It Hot

United States of America, 1959

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Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.

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Credits

costume design

Orry-Kelly

producer

Billy Wilder

Doane Harrison

production company

United Artists

story

Michael Logan

Duration

02:02:00

Production places
United States of America
Production dates
1959 1959

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-239

Language

English

Subject categories

Comedy

Crime

Music

Romance

TMDB-Movie

239

Wikidata

Q190086

Collected

325 times

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