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Irma la Douce
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Irma la Douce (1963)

"A story of passion, bloodshed, desire and death... everything, in fact, that makes life worth living."
Audience Score
75
NR 2 hr 15 minJun 5th, 1963Comedy, Romance
Nester Patou, a naive police officer, is transferred to the red light district in Paris and organizes a raid on a dodgy hotel running as a brothel. In doing so he inadvertently disrupts the corrupt system of the police and the pimps union, and even nets his station superior. Fired from his job, Nester goes to the local bar for a drink and befriends a pretty young lady named Irma la Douce. Upon realizing she is a prostitute, Nester invents a crazy scheme to keep her from seeing other men.
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DirectorBilly Wilder
StarringShirley MacLaineJack LemmonLou Jacobi

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Cast & Crew

Shirley MacLaine
as Irma La Douce
Jack Lemmon
as Nestor Patou
Lou Jacobi
as Moustache
Bruce Yarnell
as Hippolyte

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 5th, 1963
On DVD & Blu-ray:September 18th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:United Artists, The Mirisch Company, Phalanx Productions
Movie Tags:pimp, police, prostitute

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