In this period, he tackled an Oscar - winning
drama about alcoholism (The Lost Weekend), two well - regarded film noirs (Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard), a war drama (Stalag 17), two light - hearted rom - coms (Sabrina, Seven Year Itch) a gripping murder - mystery (Witness for the Prosecution) and perhaps the funniest American movie of all time (Some Like It Hot).
One of the best plane crash sequences in all of film highlights this
drama about a gifted pilot, suffering from
alcoholism, on a collision course with authorities and his own illness.