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30/01/1963 Romance, Comedy, Drama 2h 27m
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A story of passion, bloodshed, desire and death... everything, in fact, that makes life worth living.

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.

  1. Billy Wilder

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Shirley MacLaine

    Irma La Douce

  2. Jack Lemmon

    Nestor Patou

  3. Lou Jacobi

    Moustache

  4. Bruce Yarnell

    Hippolyte

  5. Herschel Bernardi

    Inspector Lefevre

  6. Hope Holiday

    Lolita

  7. Joan Shawlee

    Amazon Annie

  8. Grace Lee Whitney

    Kiki

  9. Paul Dubov

    Andre

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2019-07-02
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 to really achieve the heights of being a great comedy classic. If it had been condensed to perhaps a 100 minute film then I think it could have achieved the splendour that some sequences hint at. As it is though, there is still much to enjoy, and nobody should be under the impression that this film isn't funny, beca...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$5,000,000.00

Revenue
$25,200,000.00

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