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Irma la Douce
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7.4When 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.
Cast
- Shirley MacLaine as Irma La Douce
- Jack Lemmon as Nestor Patou
- Lou Jacobi as Moustache
- Bruce Yarnell as Hippolyte
- Herschel Bernardi as Inspector Lefevre
- Hope Holiday as Lolita
Themes
- prostitute
- paris, france
- love of one's life
- police
- pimp
- red-light district
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Billy Wilder
- Screenplay by
- Billy Wilder I. A. L. Diamond
- Based on
- Irma la Douce , 1956 play, by Alexandre Breffort
- Produced by
- Billy Wilder Alexandre Trauner (uncredited)
- Starring
- Jack Lemmon Shirley MacLaine
- Cinematography
- Joseph LaShelle
- Edited by
- Daniel Mandell
- Music by
- André Previn
- Production company
- The Mirisch Corporation
- Distributed by
- United Artists
- Release date
- June 5, 1963 ( 1963-06-05 )
- Running time
- 147 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $5 million
- Box office
- $25.2 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Irma la Douce ( French: [iʁ.ma la dus], "Irma the Sweet") is a 1963 American romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder from a screenplay he co-wrote with I. A. L. Diamond, based on the 1956 French stage musical of the same name by Marguerite Monnot and Alexandre Breffort. The film stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine.
Plot
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