"A story of passion, bloodshed, desire and death... everything, in fact, that makes life worth living."

1963

2h 27m

7.4(436 votes)

Romance

Comedy

Overview

When a naive policeman falls in love with a prostitute, he doesn’t want her seeing other men and creates an alter ego who’s to be her only customer.

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Cast & Crew

26 members

Acting

Shirley MacLaine

Irma La Douce

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Jack Lemmon

Nestor Patou

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Lou Jacobi

Moustache

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Bruce Yarnell

Hippolyte

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Herschel Bernardi

Inspector Lefevre

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Hope Holiday

Lolita

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Joan Shawlee

Amazon Annie

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Grace Lee Whitney

Kiki

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Paul Dubov

Andre

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Howard McNear

Concierge

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Cliff Osmond

Police Sergeant

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Diki Lerner

Jojo

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Herb Jones

Casablanca Charlie

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Ruth Earl

Zebra Twin

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Jane Earl

Zebra Twin

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Tura Satana

Suzette Wong

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Lou Krugman

Customer #1

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James Brown

Texan Customer

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Bill Bixby

Tattooed Sailor

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John Alvin

Customer #2

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Susan Woods

Poule with Balcony

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De De Young

Mimi the MauMau

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Sheryl Deauville

Carmen

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Billy Beck

Officer Dupont

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Jack Sahakian

Jack

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James Caan

Soldier with Radio (uncredited)

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