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Irma la Douce
A story of passion, bloodshed, desire and death... everything, in fact, that makes life worth living.
A story of passion, bloodshed, desire and death... everything, in fac...
Comedy, Romance - 1963
7.4
76%
N/A
A Parisian policeman gives up everything for the love of a free-living sex worker.
Director:
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Details

Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
135 min
Release date:
5 Jun 1963
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$5,000,000
Revenue:
$25,200,000
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 7 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Mr. Lemmon is little short of brilliant...
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Wilder's soft-centred cynicism provides frequent enough laughs without too many longueurs.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
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,
15 Aug 2007
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