The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

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The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

2006

0h 26m

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Overview

A look back at the making of Billy Wilder's 1959 comedy classic "Some Like It Hot."

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8 members

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Steven Jay Rubin

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Billy Wilder

Self (archive footage)

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Jack Lemmon

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Tony Curtis

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Writing

I. A. L. Diamond

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Barbara Diamond

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Walter Mirisch

Self

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Marilyn Monroe

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