Irma la Douce (1963) | |
| Director(s) | Billy Wilder |
| Producer(s) | Edward L. Alperson, I.A.L. Diamond (associate), Doane Harrison (associate), Billy Wilder, Alexandre Trauner (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play |
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Irma la Douce Overview:
Irma la Douce (1963) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Billy Wilder and produced by Billy Wilder, Edward L. Alperson, I.A.L. Diamond, Doane Harrison and Alexandre Trauner.
SYNOPSIS
Wilder took away the music from the Broadway production, but left the heart. It's all MacLaine's show as the happy-go-lucky hooker who snares gendarme Lemmon's heart when he cleans out a red-light district bordello. Adult comedy with Wilder's bawdy sensibility.
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Academy Awards 1963 --- Ceremony Number 36 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Shirley MacLaine | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Andre Previn | Won |
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Billy Wilder's Irma la Douce
By Rick29 on May 20, 2019 From Classic Film & TV CafeIrma and her dog Coquette. After ill-advisedly arresting eighteen Parisian prostitutes, the well-meaning Nestor Patou (Jack Lemmon) is fired from his job as a policeman. He takes an interest in one of the streetwalkers, Irma la Douce (Shirley MacLaine), and defends her honor when her "manager" star... Read full article
Irma la Douce (1963)
By L? on Jun 22, 2014 From Critica RetroIrma la Douce (1963) Amado por quase todos os f?s de cinema que t?m bom gosto, Billy Wilder foi um diretor de grandes obras e grandes parcerias. Minha parceria favorita ? a de Wilder com Jack Lemmon, que rendeu com?dias inesquec?veis. Talvez “Irma la Douce” seja a mais esquecida d... Read full article
Irma la Douce (1963)
By L? on Jun 22, 2014 From Critica RetroIrma la Douce (1963) Amado por quase todos os f?s de cinema que t?m bom gosto, Billy Wilder foi um diretor de grandes obras e grandes parcerias. Minha parceria favorita ? a de Wilder com Jack Lemmon, que rendeu com?dias inesquec?veis. Talvez “Irma la Douce” seja a mais esquecida d... Read full article
Irma la Douce (1963)
By L? on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica RetroIrma la Douce (1963) Amado por quase todos os f?s de cinema que t?m bom gosto, Billy Wilder foi um diretor de grandes obras e grandes parcerias. Minha parceria favorita ? a de Wilder com Jack Lemmon, que rendeu com?dias inesquec?veis. Talvez “Irma la Douce” seja a mais esquecida d... Read full article
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Quotes from
Nestor Patou: You are?
Irma La Douce: Because frankly, in the police van I thought that you'd never in your life, uh...
Nestor Patou: Oh, she wasn't the only girl. I've had more than one girl.
Irma La Douce: How many?
Nestor Patou: Altogether? Oh, let me see...
Irma La Douce: Three?
Nestor Patou: Not as many as that.
Irma La Douce: I once used to know a specialist, used to send some of his patients to me. All they needed was a little push.
Nestor Patou: Now I'm mad. Now I'm really mad. And when I'm mad, I'm like a tiger!
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Charles Laughton was director-writer Billy Wilder's first choice to play the character of Moustache in Irma la Douce (1963). Laughton, who had given an Oscar-nominated lead performance under Wilder's direction in Witness for the Prosecution, agreed to play the role, but died before principal photography commenced.
The pimps' union is called the "Mec's' (tough guy's) Paris Protective Association" (MPPA), which also stands for "Motion Picture Producers Association", an organization which had given director Billy Wilder some trouble.
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