Pillow Talk

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"Pillow Talk" is a 1959 romantic comedy film starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson, celebrated for its witty screenplay, split-screen telephone gags, and Thelma Ritter’s memorable supporting performance.

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Pillow Talk (1959 film) 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
romantic comedy film
aspectRatio 2.00:1
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
basedOn story by Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene
cinematographyBy Arthur E. Arling NERFINISHED
colorProcess Eastmancolor
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Michael Gordon
distributedBy Universal-International
distributedInFormat CinemaScope
editedBy Milton Carruth
features split-screen telephone gags
followedBy Lover Come Back
Send Me No Flowers
genre comedy
romantic comedy
hasTheme battle of the sexes
mistaken identity
urban romance
leadCharacter Brad Allen
Jan Morrow
musicBy Frank De Vol
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actress
Academy Award for Best Art Direction
Academy Award for Best Original Score
surface form: Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
notableFor Thelma Ritter’s supporting performance
witty screenplay
originalLanguage English
oscarWinningWriter Clarence Greene
Maurice Richlin
Russell Rouse
Stanley Shapiro
partOf Doris Day–Rock Hudson film collaborations
portrays romantic relationship between a composer and an interior decorator
producer Ross Hunter
productionCompany Arwin Productions
releaseDate 1959-10-06
releaseYear 1959
runtimeMinutes 102
screenwriter Clarence Greene
Maurice Richlin
Russell Rouse
Stanley Shapiro
settingLocation New York City
starring Doris Day
Rock Hudson
Thelma Ritter
Tony Randall

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Thelma Ritter notableWork Pillow Talk
Rock Hudson notableWork Pillow Talk
Sylvia Robinson notableWork Pillow Talk
A Kid Named Cudi containsTrack Pillow Talk
Ritter notableWork Pillow Talk
subject surface form: Thelma Ritter
Doris Day notableWork Pillow Talk
Frank De Vol workedOn Pillow Talk
this entity surface form: Pillow Talk (1959 film)
Maurice Richlin notableWork Pillow Talk
Maurice Richlin notableWork Pillow Talk
this entity surface form: Pillow Talk (1959 film)
Ross Hunter notableWork Pillow Talk
this entity surface form: Pillow Talk (1959 film)
Lover Come Back follows Pillow Talk
Send Me No Flowers follows Pillow Talk
Sylvia Vanderpool notableWork Pillow Talk
Stanley Shapiro notableWork Pillow Talk
Stanley Shapiro wrote Pillow Talk
Stanley Shapiro notableAwardWork Pillow Talk
Tony Randall appearedIn Pillow Talk