This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1963 movies 1963. John uhler lemmon iii february 8, 1925 june 27, 2001 was an american actor who was nominated for an academy award eight times, winning twice. The production would spend a few days in paris shooting scenes along the seine, but most of the movie was filmed on a sound stage, where a construction crew. Drie jaar na the apartment 1960 werkten billy wilder, jack lemmon en shirley maclaine weer samen.
Of all of the aspects of his own work to disparage, it was the idea of american actors playing foreign roles set in foreign countries that made him so selfcritical. Wilders twoandahalfhour comedy set in the prostitute milieu of paris hollywoodbuilt, courtesy of alexandre trauners designs looks more than. The film was to be directed by billy wilder, probably the hottest director in hollywood at that time. Alison ewing starred as irma with kyle payne in the dual role of nestorlefripeoscar and bill fahrner as boblehotu, the narrator. Onto the scene comes a young, naive, and honest policeman, nestor patou, who, shocked by the open vice, conducts an unauthorized raid and arrests all the streetwalkers who frequent the bistro chez moustache. A poor law student, nestor le fripe, falls in love with her and is jealous of her clients. The picture is transferred in anamorphic widescreen at. Its not as classic as some like it hot, sunset blvd. Set in an area tourists seek, but so seldom find, its musical idiom, its moral atmosphere, its plot and its argot are part of paris not even all parisians know. With jack lemmon, shirley maclaine, lou jacobi, bruce yarnell. Exterior shots were filmed on location in paris and andre previn was recruited to compose and conduct the score. Fired, he goes to a bar to drink, is befriended by irma, beats up her pimp, and finds he is now irma s new pimp. In this endlessly endearing staple by the scathingly funny and whipsmart screenwriter director billy wilder one of hollywoods alltime greatest, gendarme jack lemmon falls for hooker shirley maclaine and eventually disguises himself as a weal. Bill bixby made the most of his career in television.
I know the us blu ray is from a 4k ocn scan and yes it does look more like film. Apr 23, 2002 in april and may 1976 shirley maclaine performed a series of soldout concerts at new yorks famed palace theatre, repeating the success she enjoyed earlier that year at londons palladium theatre. The exterior shots were filmed in paris but all the interior shots were filmed on the sam goldwyn lot in hollywood, where alexander trauner designed an authentic parisian redlight district. The production, starring harrison as higgins, julie andrews as eliza, and holloway as her father, ran for. Wilder decided not to transfer the musical version from its broadway production because musicals were suddenly not doing well at the box office. The nonmusical adaptation of a french and later broadway musical by alexandre breffort and marguerite monnot starred maclaine and lemmon as, respectively, a philosophical parisian prostitute and the self.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Based on a play, this delicious romantic comedy has witty and cynical screenplay and dialogs, supported by the chemistry of the charming and gorgeous shirley maclaine and jack lemmon, who had worked together three. Little house on the prairie tribute videos by me 1,706,686 views. Film memories the official site of shirley maclaine. Although the film was based on a musical, billy wilder did it as a straight comedy. Location filming in paris principally were filmed on the city centers river banks. Nestor discovers that the only way to keep irma is to become her new. Nestor falls in love with irma and starts working nightshifts in the market to be able to pay for her exclusively, disguised as the rich english gentleman, lord x an hilarious comedy turn from lemmon with an outrageous upperclass accent. Released by mgm on 26th november, the film stars jack lemmon and shirley maclaine and is well presented in technicolor and panavision. Bill bixby simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Worth seeing if only to see a gorgeous, scantilyclad shirley maclaine playing a french prostitute with a heart of gold. She exultantly works the most coveted corner as cops gladly look the other way and the naughty johns leave tips.
It was based on a highly successful 1960 broadway musical about a parisian prostitute. Greg mackellan directed, and linda posner choreographed. The films interiors and parisienne exterior streets were all built on the goldwyn studios sound stages. Wilders twoandahalfhour comedy set in the prostitute milieu of paris hollywoodbuilt, courtesy of alexandre trauners designs looks more than anything li. But wilder was somewhat dismissive of it looking back on the film. In paris, a former policeman falls in love with a prostitute, and tries to get her out of that life by paying for all of her time. The musical premiered in paris in 1956, and was subsequently produced in the west end in 1958 and on broadway, by david merrick, in 1960. Ride beyond vengeance 1966, western starring chuck. A solid release from kino lorber, of a terrific film. Lemmon is great as a wellmeaning, incompetent boob, and maclaine gives her all as the hapless hooker. In this endlessly endearing staple by the scathingly funny and whipsmart screenwriter director billy wilder one of hollywoods alltime greatest, gendarme jack lemmon falls for hooker shirley maclaine and eventually disguises himself as a wealthy aristocrat. It doesnt fit with the best films of the time, which tended to be dark comedies and dramas filmed in black and white, such as dr. In paris, a former policeman falls in love with a prostitute, and tries to.
Great color, densities, a nice light grain structure. As usual, this film was shot in hd video high definition widescreen and bluray with dolby digital audio. Her street is a content community of live and let live and goodnatured desire, an augean. I prefer it as an allegory, a cautionary tale of a man without a center. David heneker, 94, lyricist for catchy musical comedies the. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Shirley maclaine celebrity profile check out the latest shirley maclaine photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. This stinker became wilders biggest grossing film of the 1960s, and the film itself was the fourth biggest grossing film of 1963. The play my fair lady, adapted by alan jay lerner book and lyrics and frederick loewe music from the 19 play pygmalion by george bernard shaw, opened on broadway in 1956 and won six tony awards, including best musical.