Rotten
A good example of how a movie can be utterly characteristic of its maker and still fall with a resounding thud...
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Irma la Douce
A story of passion, bloodshed, desire and death... everything, in fact, that makes life worth living.
1963 · 2h 27m · Not Rated
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Billy Wilder
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Irma la Douce
Overview
When a recently fired policeman falls in love with a French prostitute, he doesn't want her to be with other men, so he creates an alter-ego in order to become her only customer.
Director and cast
- Billy Wilder Director
- Shirley MacLaine as Irma La Douce
- Jack Lemmon as Nestor Patou / Lord X
- Lou Jacobi as Moustache
- Cliff Osmond as Police sergeant
- Bruce Yarnell as Hippolyte
- Herschel Bernardi as Inspector Lefevre
- Hope Holiday as Lolita
- Joan Shawlee as Amazon Annie
- Grace Lee Whitney Cast
- Paul Dubov Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
76%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Wilder's soft-centred cynicism provides frequent enough laughs without too many longueurs.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
Mr. Lemmon is little short of brilliant...
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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