Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O’Brien, & Joe E. Brown

Story by Robert Thoeren & Michael Logan. Screenplay by Billy Wilder & I.A.L. Diamond

Directed by Billy Wilder

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1959. (In Black & White)

Awards:

-Premiere voted this movie as one of “The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time” in 2006.
-Was voted the 9th Greatest film of all time by Entertainment Weekly, and is ranked on this list high enough to be the greatest comedy of all time.
-In 2007, the America Film Institute ranked this as the #22 Greatest Movie of All Time.
-Voted #1 on the American Film Institute’s list of 100 Funniest Movies.
(Source: imdb.com)

I recommend watching this movie to see why it could be (and is by the American Film Institute) considered to be the greatest comedy of all time.