Irma la Douce

Irma la Douce
7.4

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Directed by: Billy Wilder

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.

Reviews (3)

  • John Chard (Rated: 7)

    One of Wilder's most divisive film's amongst his fans.

    Adapted from Alexandre Breffort's stage musical, Irma la Douce in film form turns into something of a roller-coaster ride. Even allowing for the absence of the songs (a major gripe with purists), the film is far too bloated to really achieve...

  • John Chard (Rated: 7)

    One of Wilder's most divisive film's amongst his fans.

    Adapted from Alexandre Breffort's stage musical, Irma la Douce in film form turns into something of a roller-coaster ride. Even allowing for the absence of the songs (a major gripe with purists), the film is far too bloated to really achieve...

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)

    I love the first half hour of this film. It's all about the fastidious policeman "Patou" (Jack Lemmon) who is unwittingly transferred into a Parisian red light district where he encounters the eponymous hooker (Shirley MacLaine) plying her trade with her little dog. He smells a rat and immediately c...

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