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Irma la Douce (1963)
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In Paris, an ex-cop falls in love with a prostitute, and tries to get her out of that life by paying for all of her time. Not so easy... Director:Billy Wilder |
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| Jack Lemmon | ... |
Nestor Patou
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Lord X
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Lou Jacobi | ... | |
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Bruce Yarnell | ... | |
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Herschel Bernardi | ... | |
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Hope Holiday | ... |
Lolita
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Joan Shawlee | ... |
Amazon Annie
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| Grace Lee Whitney | ... |
Kiki the Cossack
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Paul Dubov | ... |
Andre
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Howard McNear | ... |
Concierge
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| Cliff Osmond | ... |
Police sergeant
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Diki Lerner | ... |
Jojo
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Herb Jones | ... |
Casablanca Charlie
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Ruth Earl | ... |
One of the Zebra Twins
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Jane Earl | ... |
One of the Zebra Twins
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Storyline
Naive, by the book French police officer Nester Patou, is transferred to the Red Light district. Upon witnessing what must be a brothel, he calls the station and organizes a raid, transporting all the 'ladies' to the jail. This unfortunately disrupts the well organized system of the police and the Pimps union. Not to mention inadvertently netting his station superior at the brothel. Fired, he goes to a bar to drink, is befriended by Irma, beats up her pimp, and finds he is now Irma's new pimp. Nester's doesn't like the thought of his girl seeing other men, so comes up with a plan. Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
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Irma the Sweet puts spice in men's lives...until Jack the Gendarme arrests her activities! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Irma, la dulce See more »Filming Locations:
Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$20,000,000 (USA) (January 1970)Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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Moustache: The truth? That's dynamite.
Nestor Patou: But I'm innocent.
Moustache: The jails are full with innocent people because they told the truth.
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Music by Marguerite Monnot
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Trivia
The Seine was heavily polluted at the time of the shooting. For the scene where Lord X emerges from underwater Jack Lemmon had to be given a number of immunization shots, including tetanus, before entering the water. He later said it was the most disgusting thing he had ever had to do in a film. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Nestor and Irma first meet, Nestor says he received a medal for performing 'mouth to mouth respiration' on a drowning child. Of course, he means 'mouth to mouth resuscitation'. See more »Quotes
Nestor Patou: Why don't we just tell him the truth?Moustache: The truth? That's dynamite.
Nestor Patou: But I'm innocent.
Moustache: The jails are full with innocent people because they told the truth.
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"Selections from 'Irma La Douce'"Music by Marguerite Monnot
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