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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
· Movie
· 91 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1007
- IMDb #2039
- Rotten Tomatoes #1043
- Letterboxd #866
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1253
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1339
Every rating
54–94
out of 100
Two showgirls, Lorelei and Dorothy, travel to Paris. Lorelei is a charming gold-digger intent on marrying a wealthy man, while her friend Dorothy is a sharp-witted romantic looking for true love. Their voyage becomes a series of comedic misadventures as Lorelei's engagement is threatened by a private detective, leading both women to use their considerable wits to secure their futures and outsmart everyone around them.
Details
- Director
- Howard Hawks
- Writers
- Charles Lederer, Howard Hawks
- Based on
- a work by Anita Loos, Anita Loos
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Released
- 15 July 1953
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, French
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Budget
- $2.3M
- Box office
- $5.3M
- Awards
- 1 win, 1 nomination
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Awards & nominations
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| Writers Guild of America Awards 1954 | Best Written Musical | Charles Lederer | Nominee |
| Photoplay Gold Medal Awards 1954 | Gold Medal Actress | Marilyn Monroe | Winner |
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2 awards — Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Written Musical | Charles Lederer | Nominee |
Photoplay Gold Medal Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Gold Medal Actress | Marilyn Monroe | Winner |