Irma La Douce Movie Review 1963

A gendarme pulls a one-man raid on a back-street Parisian joint and falls in love with one of the hookers he arrests. Lemmon is great as a well-meaning, incompetent boob, and MacLaine gives her all as the hapless hooker. A plodding pace, however, robs it of the original's zip, though it was a boxoffice smash. Broadway musical is lost without the music.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 144 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Oldest Profession, Top Grossing Films of 1963, Adapted from a Musical

Screenplay

Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond

Cast

Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Herschel Bernardi

Director

Billy Wilder

Music

Andre Previn

Producer

United Artists

Awards

Oscars 1963: Adapt. Score; Golden Globes 1964: Actress--Mus./Comedy (MacLaine).