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About 1959 film directed by Billy Wilder
Genres drama, screwball comedy, musical, crime, gangster, LGBTQ-related, romantic comedy
Directed by Billy Wilder
Written by Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond, Robert Thoeren
Starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Harry Wilson, Nehemiah Persoff, Grace Lee Whitney, Joe E. Brown
Music Adolph Deutsch
Runtime 120 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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