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BILLY WILDER'S SOME LIKE IT HOT
(WILDER, BILLY). Wilder, Billy, Edited by Alison Castle. Interviews by Dan Auiler. Koln, GERMANY & New York: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2001. First Edition. Oblong Folio. Decorated Fabric Over Boards. Film Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 384pp, 843 color and b&w illustrations. Text in English, German and French. This is the deluxe tribute devoted to Billy Wilder's 1959 classic cinematic romp "Some Like it Hot". Contained within this massive tome's padded Ultrasuede covers are all manner of delights never available to the public until now! The most notable of these is the removable facsimile of Marilyn Monroe's dialogue prompt book from the film - complete with her own handwritten annotations. In addition, there are interviews with Billy Wilder, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and others, a complete facsimile of the screenplay with film stills from every scene, excerpts from the script's first draft, never before published production and publicity stills, and reproductions of original promotional materials from all around the world. A brand new, most handsome example of the 2001 first Taschen printing still shrinkwrapped in the publisher's original printed shipping box, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-8228-6056-5 Inventory Number: 021437