Directed by:
Billy WilderCinematography:
Joseph LaShelleComposer:
André PrevinCast:
Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Lou Jacobi, Bruce Yarnell, Herschel Bernardi, Hope Holiday, Joan Shawlee, Grace Lee Whitney, Paul Dubov, Howard McNear (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Irma La Douce, a successful Parisian poule who plies her trade on a narrow street off Les Halles, gives all of her earnings to Hippolyte, her mec . Onto the scene comes a young, naive, and honest policeman, Nestor Patou, who, shocked by the open vice, conducts an unauthorized raid and arrests all the streetwalkers who frequent the bistro Chez Moustache. Unfortunately, Nestor's superior, Inspector Lefevre, is among the men arrested, and Nestor is fired from the force. He takes up with Irma, and, after a fight with Hippolyte, becomes her new mec . He soon falls in love with Irma and becomes jealous of her customers. With the help of Moustache, Nestor poses as a wealthy Englishman, Lord X, who claims he wants only a companion since the war has rendered him "useless." He agrees to pay Irma a huge sum for one visit a week, but in order to pay he is forced to work in the marketplace. Every morning, Nestor returns to Irma too tired to make love, and she begins to suspect that he has another lover. Irma then asks Lord X to take her to England and manages to seduce the supposedly impotent Britisher. As Irma packs to leave, Nestor decides to "murder" Lord X and dump all traces of him into the Seine. He is followed by Hippolyte, who, hearing a splash and seeing Lord X's clothes floating on the water, turns Nestor in as a murderer. Nestor is sent to prison, but when he hears that Irma is pregnant he escapes and reemerges from the Seine as Lord X, thus vindicating himself. At the church where Nestor and Irma are married, Irma collapses and has her baby. All ends well, however, when Nestor is reinstated by Inspector Lefevre; and Irma is able to contemplate a happier future. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Eumenio Blanco
Spain
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
![James Caan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/092/166092803_b43acb.png)
James Caan
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
![Noble 'Kid' Chissell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/785/161785386_718568.jpg)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
After the Thin Man (1936)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
![Don Diamond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/779/161779726_2069df.jpg)
Don Diamond
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Story of Ruth (1960)
Breezy (1973)
![Duke Fishman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/852/160852636_8e4d5e.jpg)
Duke Fishman
Philippines
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
![Paul Frees](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185695_ed6d53.jpg)
Paul Frees
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Grand Prix (1966)
Ben Frommer
Poland
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
American Pop (1981)
Mickey Golden
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
![Joe Gray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/150/161150963_b6aacf.jpg)
Joe Gray
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Jack Henderson
USA
Best movies:
White Heat (1949)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Home from the Hill (1960)
Chester Jones
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
The Country Girl (1954)
![Louis Jourdan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/456/456078_b1851d.jpg)
Louis Jourdan
France
Best movies:
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
The V.I.P.s (1963)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Ethan Laidlaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/310/161310716_1cb01f.jpg)
Ethan Laidlaw
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
Pressure Point (1962)
Richard LaMarr
Italy
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
White Heat (1949)
William Meader
USA
Best movies:
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Emma Palmese
Brazil
Best movies:
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
House of Strangers (1949)
The Last Hurrah (1958)
Richard Peel
UK
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Irma la Douce (1963)
36 Hours (1965)
Waclaw Rekwart
Poland
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
The Big Sleep (1946)
![Harry Wilson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/346/160346073_c6f780.jpg)
Harry Wilson
UK
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
Ivan Bell
USA
Best movies:
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Irma la Douce (1963)
Dakota (1945)