Irma la Douce (1963)

  • NR
  • 06/05/1963 (US)
  • Romance, Comedy
  • 2h 27m

A story of passion, bloodshed, desire and death... everything, in fact, that makes life worth living.

Overview

When a naive policeman falls in love with a prostitute, he doesn’t want her seeing other men and creates an alter ego who’s to be her only customer.

Billy Wilder

Screenplay, Director

I. A. L. Diamond

Screenplay

Cast

Shirley MacLaine's headshot

Shirley MacLaine

Irma La Douce
Jack Lemmon's headshot

Jack Lemmon

Nestor Patou
Lou Jacobi's headshot

Lou Jacobi

Moustache
Bruce Yarnell's headshot

Bruce Yarnell

Hippolyte
Herschel Bernardi's headshot

Herschel Bernardi

Inspector Lefevre
Hope Holiday's headshot

Hope Holiday

Lolita
Joan Shawlee's headshot

Joan Shawlee

Amazon Annie
Grace Lee Whitney's headshot

Grace Lee Whitney

Kiki

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