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1953 · 91 min · NR

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Directed by Howard Hawks · Comedy, Romance

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) is a Comedy film, directed by Howard Hawks set in Atlantic Ocean and Paris during the 1950s.

Themes of friendship and greed & ambition run throughout.

Composer
Jule StyneLionel Newman
Cinematography
Harry J. Wild
Cast
Jane RussellMarilyn MonroeCharles CoburnElliott ReidTommy NoonanGeorge WinslowMarcel DalioTaylor Holmes

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Atlantic OceanParis
Setting
UrbanCoastal Sea
When
1950s

Premise & themes

Themes
FriendshipGreed & Ambition
Tone
ComedicRomantic

Shape

Protagonist
Two HanderFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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