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"28.3. 2025 A Parisian prostitute hires a former police officer as her pimp, but he falls in love with her, making his new job difficult. The man, caught in a difficult situation, tries to solve his problems by creating a false identity as a British gentleman who constantly begs for her attention. Jack Lemmon is believable as the confused man and Shirley MacLaine is seductive as the green-stockinged prostitute. For director Billy Wilder, gender roles and conservative double standards were an ine"

"$25,246,588 - The Mirisch Corporation Budget: $5 million N/A "

" Director: Billy Wilder His 19th movie My 16th movie watched from the director Another incredible script by Billy Wilder, buoyed by two very strong leads. The only thing I didn't like was it was too long for the story told. They could have editing 20 minutes off and it would have been tighter and better. Some of the scenes unnecessarily drag. Something that happened in movies far more often in this era. Added to Lists: Top Ten Films - Billy Wilder Top Ten Performances - Jack Lemmon (Ho"
“I’m usually not a big fan of Billy Wilder’s comedies but since this one had a solid reputation, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, I really struggled to care about the damned thing, in fact, even more than I expected. Indeed, Wilder was a great director and I loved pretty much all his dramas but I was never really impressed by his comedies and this one was probably the most tedious of the bunch, at least, among the movies I have seen so far from this director. I mean, I can understand the potential of reuniting the same director, actor and actress who gave us the successful ‘The Apartment’ (a classic comedy which already barely worked for me). However, in this case, I was basically scratching my head through the whole thing wondering where they were going w” read more

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