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Irma la Douce
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Billy Wilder
Screenplay by
Billy Wilder
I. A. L. Diamond
Based on
Irma la Douce 1956 play by Alexandre Breffort
Produced by
Billy Wilder
Alexandre Trauner (uncredited)
Starring
Jack Lemmon
Shirley MacLaine
Cinematography
Joseph LaShelle
Edited by
Daniel Mandell
Music by
André Previn
Production company
The Mirisch Corporation
Distributed by
United Artists
Release date
June 5, 1963 (1963-06-05)
Running time
147 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$5 million[1]
Box office
$25.2 million[2]
Irma la Douce (French:[iʁ.maladus], "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.[3] The film stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine.
^Box Office Information for Irma la Douce. IMDb via Internet Archive. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
^Box Office Information for Irma la Douce. The Numbers. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
^Tibbetts, John C. (2000). Video Versions: Film Adaptations of Plays on Video. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-313-30185-8.
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