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Some like it hot Cover Image DVD DVD

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

Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962 (Added Author). Curtis, Tony, 1925- (Added Author). Lemmon, Jack. (Added Author). Raft, George. (Added Author). O'Brien, Pat, 1899-1983 (Added Author). Brown, Joe E. (Joe Evan), 1892-1973 (Added Author). Persoff, Nehemiah, 1920- (Added Author). Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002 (Added Author). Diamond, I. A. L. (Added Author). Deutsch, Adolph, 1897-1980 (Added Author). Ashton Productions. (Added Author). Mirisch Company. (Added Author).

Summary:

In order to escape retaliation after they witness a gangland murder, two unemployed musicians disguise themselves as women and join an all-girl band headed to Miami. En route, one falls for the band's lovelorn singer, who thinks she loves an aged playboy. Their cover is blown by his love interest and by a mob boss, who refuses to fall for their hoax.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780792849612
  • ISBN: 0792849612
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen format; special ed.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, 2001, c1959.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959.
Special features: Nostalgic look back documentary featuring Leonard Maltin; Memories from the Sweet Sues featurette; virtual hall of memories (with 5 vignettes); original pressbook gallery.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Charles Lang, Jr. ; film editor, Arthur P. Schmidt ; background score, Adolph Deutsch.
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 by the MPAA.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English; Dolby digital mono. in English, French or Spanish; region 1.
Language Note:
Soundtrack in English, French or Spanish; subtitles in French or Spanish.
Closed-captioned.

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Subject: Musicians > Drama.
Impersonation > Drama.
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Genre: DVD-Video discs.
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Feature films.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

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