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1959 · Billy Wilder · 120 min

Some Like It Hot

No current Madrid showtimesLast tracked: Sat 18 Jul 22:00 · Centro Sociocultural Montecarmelo (Fuencarral - El Pardo)

Con faldas y a lo loco

Romantic comedy, Musical, Crime
Showtimes

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Where to watch Some Like It Hot in Madrid

There are no current Madrid showtimes for Some Like It Hot (1959), but this page keeps the local screening history because it has already screened at Parque de Villa Rosa-Paco Caño and Centro Sociocultural Montecarmelo (Fuencarral - El Pardo).

If it returns to Madrid screens, new dates will appear here. The most recent tracked screenings were for Sat 18 Jul and Fri 10 Jul.

Madrid history

Recent tracked screenings

Synopsis

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

Awards and festivals
  • 1959Venice International Film Festival · Out of Competitionselected
  • 1960Academy AwardsArt Direction (Black-and-White) — Ted Haworth; Edward G. Boyle · nominated
  • 1960Academy AwardsActor — Jack Lemmon · nominated
  • 1960Academy AwardsCostume Design (Black-and-White) — Orry-Kelly
  • 1960Academy AwardsCinematography (Black-and-White) — Charles Lang, Jr. · nominated
  • 1960Academy AwardsDirecting — Billy Wilder · nominated
  • 1960Academy AwardsWriting (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) — Billy Wilder; I. A. L. Diamond · nominated
  • 1960British Academy Film AwardsBest Foreign Actor — Jack Lemmon
  • 1960British Academy Film AwardsBest Film from any Source · nominated
  • 1960Golden Globe AwardsActress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy — Marilyn Monroe
  • 1960Golden Globe AwardsPicture - Comedy
  • 1960Golden Globe AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy — Jack Lemmon

plus 2 more entries on file

Places

Set in Chicago, 1929 · Ritz Seminole Hotel, Florida (fictional), 1929

  • Filmed at Hotel del Coronado, California — Florida-set sequences; Hotel del Coronado doubled as the fictional Ritz Seminole Hotel in Florida.
  • The Lot at Formosa / Samuel Goldwyn Studio, West Hollywood, California — AFI lists production dates at Samuel Goldwyn Studios; Wikidata identifies The Lot at Formosa as the studio formerly known as Samuel Goldwyn Studio.
Cast
Marilyn MonroeTony CurtisJack LemmonGeorge RaftPat O'BrienJoe E. BrownNehemiah PersoffJoan ShawleeBilly GrayGeorge E. Stone
Themes
classical repertorygender roles and patriarchyAccessible cinema contextfriendship under pressurepursuitband dynamicsadaptation and reinventionfemale ensembledesire and jealousyurban crime underworldSummer open-air cinemaambition and status
Tone and style
Feel-goodclassic-comedy crowdgender-play farceblack-and-white studio genre cinemaracy innocenceslapstick comedyfilm-club friendlydate nightmusic filmteen-and-up classic
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