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Irma la Douce

Irma la Douce

A story of passion, bloodshed, desire and death... everything, in fact, that makes life worth living.

19637.42h 27m

Overview

When a recently fired policeman falls in love with a French prostitute, he doesn't want her to be with other men, so he creates an alter-ego in order to become her only customer.

Directed by Billy Wilder
Written by Alexandre Breffort, Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
Produced by Billy Wilder, Alexandre Trauner, Edward L. Alperson
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $25.2M

Top Cast

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Irma La Douce

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Nestor Patou

Lou Jacobi

Lou Jacobi

Moustache

Bruce Yarnell

Bruce Yarnell

Hippolyte

Herschel Bernardi

Herschel Bernardi

Inspector Lefevre

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Hope Holiday

Lolita

Joan Shawlee

Joan Shawlee

Amazon Annie

Grace Lee Whitney

Grace Lee Whitney

Kiki

Paul Dubov

Paul Dubov

Andre

Howard McNear

Howard McNear

Concierge

Themes & Keywords

prostituteparis, francelove of one's lifepolicepimpred-light district

About Irma la Douce

Irma la Douce is a romance, comedy film released in 1963 exploring themes of prostitute, paris, france, love of one's life, police, pimp, red-light district. Directed by Billy Wilder, it stars Shirley MacLaine, Jack Lemmon, Lou Jacobi. When a recently fired policeman falls in love with a French prostitute, he doesn't want her to be with other men, so he creates an alter-ego in order to become her only customer.

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