Cinematic background from Irma la Douce 1963 - Nester Patou, a naive police officer, is transferred to the red light district in Paris and organizes a raid on a dodgy hotel running as a brothel. In doing so he inadvertently disrupts the corrupt system of the police and the pimps union, and even nets his station superior. Fired from his job, Nester goes to the local bar for a drink and befriends a pretty young lady named Irma la Douce. Upon realizing she is a prostitute, Nester invents a crazy scheme to keep her from seeing other men.

Irma la Douce

1963

Comedy, Romance

Directors:
Billy Wilder
Writers:
Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond, Alexandre Breffort
Official poster of Irma la Douce 1963 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting at a table in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman in a green dress putting lipstick on her lips; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman with a green hat is next to another woman with blond hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman in a black dress talking to a man in a uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man wearing a hat and holding a bunch of money; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and straw hat in a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man is standing on the balcony of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man holding a lettuce in front of a pile of lettuce; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of men playing a game of billiards; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and hat holding a card; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of people standing next to boxes of fruit; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of people walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of men in suits and hats standing in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man wearing a hat and eating a piece of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman in a green dress holding a white dog; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman holding a small white dog in her arms; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of men sitting next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman under an umbrella on a rainy day; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting on a chair in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A view of a bridge with a statue in the middle of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting at a table eating a sandwich; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of men standing around a man laying on the ground; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man wearing a suit and a hat looking up at a bridge; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a police uniform standing in front of boxes of apples; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man standing in front of a pile of apples; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman sitting in front of a mirror; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men in suits and hats are sitting at a table with champagne; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man smoking a cigarette while holding a card; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting on top of a bed next to a white dog; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A person wearing a green dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and hat looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of people walking down a street near boxes of fruit; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a uniform holding an ice - cream cone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man riding on the back of a cart in a market; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of people walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman in an old - fashioned kitchen preparing a meal; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are dancing on a pool table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man walking down the street in the pouring rain; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A person wearing a green dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man wearing a hat and a suit playing pool; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of women standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting in a chair clapping her hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman with blonde hair blowing a bubble with a bubble wand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman in a green dress standing in front of a window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and a hat is pouring a glass of wine; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are talking in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a trench coat and a hat talking to a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman in a store; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman holding a white dog in her arms; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman walking through a hotel lobby; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman with a green bow in her hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman in a wedding dress and veil holding a wedding ring; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a gray jacket with two pigs on his head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of people sitting around a table with a dog; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are smoking a cigarette and holding a dog; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting at a table in front of two men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a uniform holding a stick in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman in a green dress is standing in front of a door; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A view of a large city from a hill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man wearing a suit and tie holding a toothbrush; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman dressed in green and holding a stuffed animal; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and woman standing next to each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of men standing in a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – An aerial view of the arc de triomphe in paris; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man holding a tray in a restaurant; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a hat is eating a piece of pizza; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – Two women are talking at a bar; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of men standing around a sink in front of a counter; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of men in suits and hats eating food; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman in a green dress sitting in front of a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man walking down a street while a woman pushes a stroller; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and a hat talking to another man in front of a fence; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman standing next to each other with a dog; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman smoking a cigarette while wearing a bra; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and hat playing a game of billiards; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of men sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and a man in a tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A car driving down a street near tall buildings; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man wearing a straw hat is holding a paper bag and another man is wearing a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman in a store talking to a man in a store; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman talking on a cell phone in front of other people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting on a chair in a room with a dog; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman in a white robe standing next to a window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting on the ground in front of an open door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of people standing around a market; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman standing on a balcony looking out at the sky; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of women standing next to each other with a dog; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A large group of people standing in a church; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man wearing a suit and hat talking to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a clock tower; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and a hat looking at his cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Irma la Douce” (1963), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting on a chair in a room; Wide shot, High angle