Irma la Douce
Irma la Douce (, "Irma the Sweet") is a 1963 American romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder from a screenplay he co-wrote with I. A. L. Diamond, based on the 1956 French stage musical of the same name by Marguerite Monnot and Alexandre Breffort. The film stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine.
Plot
Nestor Patou, an honest policeman, has been transferred from the Bois de Boulogne to Les Halles, a more urban neighborhood in Paris. He finds a street full of prostitutes working at the Hotel Casanova and raids the place. The inspector fires Nestor, who is mistakenly framed for bribery.
Awards
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| author | Billy Wilder I. A. L. Diamond |
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| award | Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment |
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | Billy Wilder |
| editor | Daniel Mandell |
| events | prostitution |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | albert schweitzer alter ego bois de boulogne church claim doctor who down on his luck float force foreign legion frame french foreign legion graveyard shift kill les halles married police search repeated line run seine world war ii |
| musicBy | André Previn |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment |
| producer | Billy Wilder |
| productionCompany | The Mirisch Corporation |
| publisher | United Artists |
| theme | romantic comedy |