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Some Like It Hot

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Some Like It Hot
© 1959 The Mirisch Corporation − All right reserved.

Some Like It Hot

Poster for the movie "Some Like It Hot"
Release Date  18 March 1959 (2 h 02 min)
Directed by  Billy Wilder
Writer 
Composer  Adolph Deutsch
Genres  Comedy, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.

  • Year of production  1959
  • Release Date  18 March 1959
  • Local Release Date  25 April 2010
  • Revenue  $25,000,000
  • Budget  $2,883,848
  • Language  English


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Overview

The movie too HOT for words!

Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.


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  • TMDb ID  239
  • Original Title  Some Like It Hot
  • Release Date  18 March 1959
  • Local Release Date  25 April 2010
  • Runtime  2 h 02 min
  • Production  The Mirisch Corporation, Ashton Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Comedy, Romance
  • Director  Billy Wilder
  • Producer  Billy Wilder, Doane Harrison
  • Director of Photography  Charles Lang
  • Original Music Composer  Adolph Deutsch
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $2,883,848
  • Revenue  $25,000,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0053291
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Singin’ in the Rain

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Singin’ in the Rain
© 1952 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) − All right reserved.

Singin' in the Rain

Poster for the movie "Singin' in the Rain"
Release Date  10 April 1952 (1 h 43 min)
Directed by  Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Writer 
Composer  Lennie Hayton
Genres  Comedy, Music, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

In 1927 Hollywood, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are a famous on-screen romantic pair in silent movies, but Lina mistakes the on-screen romance for real love. When their latest film is transformed into a musical, Don has the perfect voice for the songs, but strident voice faces the studio to dub her voice. Aspiring actress, Kathy Selden is brought in and, while she is working on the movie, Don falls in love with her.

  • Year of production  1952
  • Release Date  10 April 1952
  • Local Release Date  10 April 1952
  • Revenue  $7,200,000
  • Budget  $2,540,800
  • Language  English


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Overview

What a Glorious Feeling!

In 1927 Hollywood, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are a famous on-screen romantic pair in silent movies, but Lina mistakes the on-screen romance for real love. When their latest film is transformed into a musical, Don has the perfect voice for the songs, but strident voice faces the studio to dub her voice. Aspiring actress, Kathy Selden is brought in and, while she is working on the movie, Don falls in love with her.


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  • TMDb ID  872
  • Original Title  Singin' in the Rain
  • Release Date  10 April 1952
  • Local Release Date  10 April 1952
  • Runtime  1 h 43 min
  • Production  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Comedy, Music, Romance
  • Director  Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
  • Producer  Arthur Freed
  • Director of Photography  Harold Rosson
  • Original Music Composer  Lennie Hayton
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  G
  • Budget  $2,540,800
  • Revenue  $7,200,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0045152
  • Adult 
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The Philadelphia Story

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The Philadelphia Story
© 1940 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) − All right reserved.

The Philadelphia Story

Poster for the movie "The Philadelphia Story"
Release Date  5 December 1940 (1 h 52 min)
Directed by  George Cukor
Writer 
Composer  Franz Waxman
Genres  Comedy, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Philadelphia heiress Tracy Lord throws out her playboy husband C.K. Dexter Haven shortly after their marriage. Two years later, Tracy is about to marry respectable George Kittredge whilst Dexter has been working for "Spy" magazine. Dexter arrives at the Lord mansion the day before the wedding with journalist Mike Connor and photographer Liz Imbrie, determined to spoil things.

  • Year of production  1940
  • Release Date  5 December 1940
  • Local Release Date  5 December 1940
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  0
  • Language  English


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Overview

Broadway's howling year-run comedy hit of the snooty society beauty who slipped and fell - IN LOVE!

Philadelphia heiress Tracy Lord throws out her playboy husband C.K. Dexter Haven shortly after their marriage. Two years later, Tracy is about to marry respectable George Kittredge whilst Dexter has been working for "Spy" magazine. Dexter arrives at the Lord mansion the day before the wedding with journalist Mike Connor and photographer Liz Imbrie, determined to spoil things.


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  • TMDb ID  981
  • Original Title  The Philadelphia Story
  • Release Date  5 December 1940
  • Local Release Date  5 December 1940
  • Runtime  1 h 52 min
  • Production  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Comedy, Romance
  • Director  George Cukor
  • Producer  Joseph L. Mankiewicz
  • Director of Photography  Joseph Ruttenberg
  • Original Music Composer  Franz Waxman
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  NR
  • Budget  0
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0032904
  • Adult 
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La Belle et la Bête

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La Belle et la Bête

Release Date  9 November 1908
Directed by  Albert Capellani
Starring  Julienne Mathieu
Writer  Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Composer 
Country   France
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

  • Year of production  1908
  • Release Date  9 November 1908
  • Local Release Date  9 November 1908
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  0
  • Language  No Language

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  • TMDb ID  449895
  • Original Title  La Belle et la Bête
  • Release Date  9 November 1908
  • Local Release Date  9 November 1908
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  • Country   France
  • Languages  No Language
  • Genres  Romance, Fantasy, Adventure
  • Director  Albert Capellani
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  • Original Music Composer 
  • Author 
  • Writer  Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
  • Certification 
  • Budget  0
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0241236
  • Adult 
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Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

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Gigi

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Gigi
© 1958 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) − All right reserved.

Gigi

Poster for the movie "Gigi"
Release Date  15 April 1958 (1 h 56 min)
Directed by  Vincente Minnelli
Writer 
Composer  André Previn, Conrad Salinger
Genres  Comedy, Music, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor (Louis Jourdan) in Paris offers them all to Gigi (Leslie Caron). But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.

  • Year of production  1958
  • Release Date  15 April 1958
  • Local Release Date  15 May 1958
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  0
  • Language  English, French


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Overview

Thank heaven for Gigi

A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor (Louis Jourdan) in Paris offers them all to Gigi (Leslie Caron). But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.


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  • TMDb ID  17281
  • Original Title  Gigi
  • Release Date  15 April 1958
  • Local Release Date  15 May 1958
  • Runtime  1 h 56 min
  • Production  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Arthur Freed Production
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, French
  • Genres  Comedy, Music, Romance
  • Director  Vincente Minnelli
  • Producer  Arthur Freed
  • Director of Photography  Joseph Ruttenberg, Ray June
  • Original Music Composer  André Previn, Conrad Salinger
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  G
  • Budget  0
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0051658
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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André Previn
Conrad Salinger

Production

Arthur Freed

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Arthur Freed Production

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

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The Adventures of Robin Hood
© 1938 Warner Bros. − All right reserved.

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Poster for the movie "The Adventures of Robin Hood"
Release Date  13 May 1938 (1 h 42 min)
Writer 
Composer  Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Genres  Action, Adventure, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 

Synopsis and Details

Robin Hood (Errol Flynn) fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone) while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland).

  • Year of production  1938
  • Release Date  13 May 1938
  • Local Release Date  14 May 1938
  • Revenue  $3,981,000
  • Budget  $2,033,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

Excitement...Danger...Suspense...as this classic adventure story sweeps across the screen!

Robin Hood (Errol Flynn) fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone) while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland).


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  • Movie Status  Scheduled
  • Movie Media  DVD, Blu-ray, Cinema
  • Movie Rating  Masterpiece
  • Movie Language 
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  • Movie Format  HD

Metadata

  • TMDb ID  10907
  • Original Title  The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Release Date  13 May 1938
  • Local Release Date  14 May 1938
  • Runtime  1 h 42 min
  • Production  Warner Bros.
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Action, Adventure, Romance
  • Director  Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
  • Producer  Hal B. Wallis, Henry Blanke, Jack Warner
  • Director of Photography  Tony Gaudio, Sol Polito
  • Original Music Composer  Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $2,033,000
  • Revenue  $3,981,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0029843
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Harold and Maude

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Harold and Maude
© 1971 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

Harold and Maude

Poster for the movie "Harold and Maude"
Release Date  20 December 1971 (1 h 31 min)
Directed by  Hal Ashby
Writer 
Composer  Yusuf Islam
Genres  Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences don’t matter and they become best friends and love each other.

  • Year of production  1971
  • Release Date  20 December 1971
  • Local Release Date  20 December 1971
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  $1,200,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

They were meant to be. But exactly what they were meant to be is not quite clear.

The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences don’t matter and they become best friends and love each other.


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  • TMDb ID  343
  • Original Title  Harold and Maude
  • Release Date  20 December 1971
  • Local Release Date  20 December 1971
  • Runtime  1 h 31 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Director  Hal Ashby
  • Producer  Colin Higgins, Charles Mulvehill
  • Director of Photography  John A. Alonzo
  • Original Music Composer  Yusuf Islam
  • Author  Colin Higgins
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $1,200,000
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0067185
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Yusuf Islam

Production

Colin Higgins
Charles Mulvehill

Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
© 1967 Stanley Kramer Productions − All right reserved.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Poster for the movie "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
Release Date  11 December 1967 (1 h 48 min)
Directed by  Stanley Kramer
Writer 
Composer  Frank De Vol
Genres  Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Matt and Christina Drayton are a couple whose attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.

  • Year of production  1967
  • Release Date  11 December 1967
  • Local Release Date  11 December 1967
  • Revenue  $56,666,667
  • Budget  $4,000,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

A love story of today

Matt and Christina Drayton are a couple whose attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.


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  • TMDb ID  1879
  • Original Title  Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  • Release Date  11 December 1967
  • Local Release Date  11 December 1967
  • Runtime  1 h 48 min
  • Production  Stanley Kramer Productions
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Director  Stanley Kramer
  • Producer  Stanley Kramer
  • Director of Photography  Sam Leavitt
  • Original Music Composer  Frank De Vol
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $4,000,000
  • Revenue  $56,666,667
  • IMDb Id  tt0061735
  • Adult 
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Casablanca

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Casablanca
© 1942 Warner Bros. − All right reserved.

Casablanca

Poster for the movie "Casablanca"
Release Date  26 November 1942 (1 h 42 min)
Directed by  Michael Curtiz
Writer 
Composer  Max Steiner
Genres  Drama, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

  • Year of production  1942
  • Release Date  26 November 1942
  • Local Release Date  26 November 1942
  • Revenue  $10,462,500
  • Budget  $878,000
  • Language  German, French, Italian, English


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They had a date with fate in Casablanca!

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.


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  • TMDb ID  289
  • Original Title  Casablanca
  • Release Date  26 November 1942
  • Local Release Date  26 November 1942
  • Runtime  1 h 42 min
  • Production  Warner Bros.
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  German, French, Italian, English
  • Genres  Drama, Romance
  • Director  Michael Curtiz
  • Producer  Hal B. Wallis
  • Director of Photography  Arthur Edeson
  • Original Music Composer  Max Steiner
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $878,000
  • Revenue  $10,462,500
  • IMDb Id  tt0034583
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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Max Steiner

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Hal B. Wallis

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Warner Bros.

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s
© 1961 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Poster for the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Release Date  5 October 1961 (1 h 50 min)
Directed by  Blake Edwards
Writer 
Composer  Henry Mancini
Genres  Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Fortune hunter Holly Golightly finds herself captivated by aspiring writer Paul Varjak, who's moved into her building on a wealthy woman's dime. As romance blooms between Paul and Holly, Doc Golightly shows up on the scene, revealing Holly's past.

  • Year of production  1961
  • Release Date  5 October 1961
  • Local Release Date  5 October 1961
  • Revenue  $9,500,000
  • Budget  $2,500,000
  • Language  English, Portuguese


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Overview

Audrey Hepburn plays that daring, darling Holly Golightly to a new high in entertainment delight!

Fortune hunter Holly Golightly finds herself captivated by aspiring writer Paul Varjak, who's moved into her building on a wealthy woman's dime. As romance blooms between Paul and Holly, Doc Golightly shows up on the scene, revealing Holly's past.


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  • TMDb ID  164
  • Original Title  Breakfast at Tiffany's
  • Release Date  5 October 1961
  • Local Release Date  5 October 1961
  • Runtime  1 h 50 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures, Jurow-Shepherd
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, Portuguese
  • Genres  Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Director  Blake Edwards
  • Producer  Martin Jurow, Richard Shepherd
  • Director of Photography  Philip H. Lathrop, Franz Planer
  • Original Music Composer  Henry Mancini
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  NR
  • Budget  $2,500,000
  • Revenue  $9,500,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0054698
  • Adult 
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Henry Mancini

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Martin Jurow
Richard Shepherd

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Paramount Pictures
Jurow-Shepherd

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