Irma la Douce (1963) 7.4
In Paris, an ex-cop falls in love with a prostitute, and tries to get her out of that life by paying for all of her time. Not so easy... Director:Billy Wilder |
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Irma la Douce (1963) 7.4
In Paris, an ex-cop falls in love with a prostitute, and tries to get her out of that life by paying for all of her time. Not so easy... Director:Billy Wilder |
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Jack Lemmon | ... |
Nestor Patou /
Lord X
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Shirley MacLaine | ... | ||
Lou Jacobi | ... | ||
Bruce Yarnell | ... | ||
Herschel Bernardi | ... | ||
Hope Holiday | ... |
Lolita
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Joan Shawlee | ... |
Amazon Annie
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Grace Lee Whitney | ... |
Kiki the Cossack
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Paul Dubov | ... |
Andre
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Howard McNear | ... |
Concierge
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Cliff Osmond | ... |
Police Sergeant
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Diki Lerner | ... |
Jojo
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Herb Jones | ... |
Casablanca Charlie
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Ruth Earl | ... |
One of the Zebra Twins
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Jane Earl | ... |
One of the Zebra Twins
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Naive, by the book French police officer Nester Patou, is transferred to the Red Light district. Upon witnessing what must be a brothel, he calls the station and organizes a raid, transporting all the 'ladies' to the jail. This unfortunately disrupts the well organized system of the police and the Pimps union. Not to mention inadvertently netting his station superior at the brothel. Fired, he goes to a bar to drink, is befriended by Irma, beats up her pimp, and finds he is now Irma's new pimp. Nester's doesn't like the thought of his girl seeing other men, so comes up with a plan. Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
Although "Irma la Douce" can't quite compare to Wilder's greatest works, it's nonetheless an entertaining lightweight piece with ravishing photography, delightful performances, gorgeous set design, and a top-notch musical score. As a whole the film just isn't remarkable enough to reach the level of "Some Like It Hot" and "The Apartment", and it suffers from being needlessly drawn out. Lou Jacobi almost steals the show from Lemmon and MacLaine.