ApprovedIrma la Douce

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Play Time: 147 mins
Romance
Irma la Douce

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)
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
Irma la Douce
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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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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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CinemaSerf

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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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