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Irma la Douce (1963)

1963-06-05 · 2h 27m · EN
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A story of passion, bloodshed, desire and death... everything, in fact, that makes life worth living.

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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Billy WilderDirector
Budget
$5M
Box office
$25.2M

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Shirley MacLaineShirley MacLaineIrma La DouceJack LemmonJack LemmonNestor PatouLou JacobiLou JacobiMoustacheBruce YarnellBruce YarnellHippolyteHerschel BernardiHerschel BernardiInspector LefevreHope HolidayHope HolidayLolitaJoan ShawleeJoan ShawleeAmazon AnnieGrace Lee WhitneyGrace Lee WhitneyKikiPaul DubovPaul DubovAndreHoward McNearHoward McNearConciergeCliff OsmondCliff OsmondPolice SergeantDiki LernerDiki LernerJojo

Keywords

PoliceParis, franceProstituteLove of one's lifePimpPubRed-light district

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · RomanceTheme affinityPolice · Paris France · ProstituteMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyPacingLongEmotional intensityRomance

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What is Irma la Douce about?

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.

How long is Irma la Douce?

Irma la Douce has a runtime of 147 minutes.

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