Irma la Douce

Irma la Douce

135 mins | Comedy, Romance | June 5, 1963

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.

Irma la Douce

135 mins | Comedy, Romance | June 5, 1963

Irma la Douce
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers United Artists, The Mirisch Corporation, Phalanx Productions
Original title Irma la Douce
Directors Billy Wilder
Writers Alexandre Breffort, I. A. L. Diamond, Billy Wilder

Cast

Shirley MacLaine

as Irma La Douce

Jack Lemmon

as Nestor Patou

Lou Jacobi

as Moustache

Bruce Yarnell

as Hippolyte

Herschel Bernardi

as Inspector Lefevre

Hope Holiday

as Lolita

Joan Shawlee

as Amazon Annie

Paul Dubov

as Andre

Howard McNear

as Concierge

Cliff Osmond

as Police Sergeant

Diki Lerner

as Jojo

Herb Jones

as Casablanca Charlie

Ruth Earl

as Zebra Twin

Jane Earl

as Zebra Twin

Tura Satana

as Suzette Wong

Lou Krugman

as Customer #1

James Brown

as Texan Customer

Bill Bixby

as Tattooed Sailor

John Alvin

as Customer #2

Susan Woods

as Poule with Balcony

De De Young

as Mimi the MauMau

Sheryl Deauville

as Carmen

Billy Beck

as Officer Dupont

Jack Sahakian

as Jack

James Caan

as Soldier with Radio (uncredited)