Set in the Prohibition Era, “Some Like It Hot”. Film produced, co-written & directed by Billy Wilder & starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O’Brien & Joe E. Some Like It Hot. Opened to enormous critical & commercial success & is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time. This is a signature role for Marilyn Monroe & her performance is simply iconic. Vintage 1959’Some Like It Hot authentic movie poster half sheet (22 inches x 28 inches) originally in good to very good condition. Restoration & linen-backing has preserved this style A half sheet while addressing general wear & tear. Restoration was performed in order to relive the poster, address pinholes in the lower corners, address folds & a crease on the left border. In addition, touchup was performed on the folds & two chips in corners of the half sheet were fixed. While you can still see smudges in the borders, this iconic poster displays magnificently. The film received six Oscar nominations including Best Director, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay & Best Costume for which it won. The overwhelming success of. Is considered one of the reasons behind the retirement of the Production Code that prohibited adult & taboo topics in film. The closing line of the film is considered is one of the all-time great lines ever uttered in a Hollywood movie. Roger Ebert said. Wilder’s 1959 comedy is one of the enduring treasures of the movies, a film of inspiration and meticulous craft. Was voted as the top American comedy film by the American Film Institute (AFI). The plot of the film: after witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe (Tony Curtis) & his long-suffering buddy, Jerry (Jack Lemmon), improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago with their lives. Disguising themselves as women, they join an all-female jazz band & hop a train bound for sunny Florida. While Joe pretends to be a millionaire to win the band’s sexy singer, Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe), Jerry finds himself pursued by a real millionaire Joe E. Brown as things heat up & the mobsters close in.