Irma la Douce
1963 · Movie · NR · 147 min · ★ 7.4 · 70% critics
A straight-laced Paris policeman is fired after cracking down on a red-light district, then falls for a working woman he can’t stop thinking about. Desperate to keep her from seeing other clients, he invents a wealthy alter ego and juggles double lives, borrowed money, and escalating misunderstandings in a cheeky romantic farce.
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Details
- Years
- 1963
- Release date
- 1963-01-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 147 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (477 votes)
About
If you enjoy old-school, slightly risqué romantic farces with escalating misunderstandings, this could hit the spot, especially if you like The Apartment; not for you if you need tight pacing and grounded, believable comedy.
Pros: cheeky romantic farce; witty innuendo; colorful Paris setting | Cons: way too long; jokes wear thin; uneven tone
Themes
- prostitute
- paris, france
- love of one's life
- police
- pimp
- red-light district
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · 1964
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1964 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · 1964 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Color · 1964 · nominated
Cast & crew
Shirley MacLaine
as Irma La Douce
Jack Lemmon
as Nestor Patou
Lou Jacobi
as Moustache
Bruce Yarnell
as Hippolyte
Herschel Bernardi
as Inspector Lefevre
- HH
Hope Holiday
as Lolita
Joan Shawlee
as Amazon Annie
Grace Lee Whitney
as Kiki
Paul Dubov
as Andre
Howard McNear
as Concierge
Directed by Billy Wilder