The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

Jun 25, 2006

0h 20m

★ 8.5

Overview

A look back at the impact Billy Wilder's comedy classic "Some Like It Hot" has left since it's release in 1959.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

MGM Home Entertainment

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Cast

Narrator

Steven Jay Rubin

Self

Tony Curtis

Self

Howard Suber

Self (archive footage)

Billy Wilder

Self

Curtis Hanson

Self (archive footage)

Jack Lemmon

Self (archive footage)

I. A. L. Diamond

Self

Barbara Diamond

Self

Walter Mirisch

Self

Hugh Hefner

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe

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