Irma la Douce
“A story of passion, bloodshed, desire and death... everything, in fact, that makes life worth living.”
When a recently fired policeman falls in love with a French prostitute, he doesn't want her to be with other men, so he creates an alter-ego in order to become her only customer.
Where to watch
Amazon Prime Video
Stream
YouTube TV
Stream
Hoopla
Free
YouTube Free
Free with ads
Tubi TV
Free with ads
Amazon Video
Rent · Buy
Your rating
Your review
Cast
26 people
Shirley MacLaine
Irma La Douce
Known for
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Apartment
Jack Lemmon
Nestor Patou
Known for
The Apartment
Some Like It Hot
Lou Jacobi
Moustache
Known for
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
I.Q.
Bruce Yarnell
Hippolyte
Also in
Outlaws
The Road Hustlers
Herschel Bernardi
Inspector Lefevre
Known for
The Front
Murder by Contract
Hope Holiday
Lolita
Known for
The Apartment
Raw Force
Joan Shawlee
Amazon Annie
Known for
Some Like It Hot
The Apartment
Grace Lee Whitney
Kiki
Known for
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Paul Dubov
Andre
Known for
Shock Corridor
Underworld U.S.A.
Howard McNear
Concierge
Known for
The Andy Griffith Show
Anatomy of a Murder
Cliff Osmond
Police Sergeant
Known for
The Fortune Cookie
Kiss Me, Stupid
Diki Lerner
Jojo
Also in
Easy Come, Easy Go
Lili
Billy Wilder Director · I. A. L. Diamond Screenplay Alexandre Breffort Author
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $5M · United States release July 5, 1963
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$25,200,000
Gross vs. budget
5.0×
Production
Phalanx Productions
Production
The Mirisch Company
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Netherlands · January 30, 1963
Theatrical
United States · July 5, 1963
Theatrical
United States
June 5, 1963 · Premiere
Argentina
October 24, 1963 · Theatrical
Canada
August 8, 1963 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 18, 1963 · Theatrical
Finland
October 18, 1963 · Theatrical
France
October 9, 1963 · Theatrical
November 7, 2001 · Physical · DVD
April 24, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
September 12, 1963 · Theatrical
Greece
October 4, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Italy
October 22, 1963 · Theatrical
March 11, 2011 · Theatrical · Legend Film Festival
Japan
November 2, 1963 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 23, 2001 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
October 2, 1971 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 19, 1963 · Theatrical
November 2, 1981 · TV · TV1
United Kingdom
February 13, 1964 · Premiere
February 14, 1964 · Theatrical
Uruguay
March 2, 1964 · Theatrical
More from Billy Wilder
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Irma la Douce
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.