Overview:
When a naive policeman falls in love with a prostitute, he doesn’t want her seeing other men and creates an alter ego who’s to be her only customer.| Status: | Released (1963-06-05) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 7 nominations total |
| Screen: | Alexandre Breffort, Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond |
| Productions: | Phalanx Productions, The Mirisch Company, United Artists |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 4090: Shirley MacLaine - Irma La Douce
- 3151: Jack Lemmon - Nestor Patou
- 23708: Lou Jacobi - Moustache
- 27034: Bruce Yarnell - Hippolyte
- 18860: Herschel Bernardi - Inspector Lefevre
- 4097: Hope Holiday - Lolita
- 3161: Joan Shawlee - Amazon Annie
Crews
- 4102: Daniel Mandell - Editor - Editing
- 4127: Orry-Kelly - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 1263: Lynn Stalmaster - Casting - Production
- 4101: Joseph LaShelle - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1123345: Alexandre Breffort - Author - Writing
- 3146: Billy Wilder - Screenplay - Writing
- 3147: I. A. L. Diamond - Producer - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
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One of Wilder's most divisive film's amongst his fans. Adapted from Alexandre Breffort's stage musical, Irma la Douce in film form turns into something of a roller-coaster ride. Even allowing for the absence of the songs (a major gripe with purists), the film is far too bloated t ....
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One of Wilder's most divisive film's amongst his fans. Adapted from Alexandre Breffort's stage musical, Irma la Douce in film form turns into something of a roller-coaster ride. Even allowing for the absence of the songs (a major gripe with purists), the film is far too bloated t ....
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I love the first half hour of this film. It's all about the fastidious policeman "Patou" (Jack Lemmon) who is unwittingly transferred into a Parisian red light district where he encounters the eponymous hooker (Shirley MacLaine) plying her trade with her little dog. He smells a rat a ....
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