Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Avanti! / The Mirasch Corporation presents a Billy Wilder film ; produced and directed by Billy Wider ; screenplay by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond ; based on the play by Samuel Taylor ; produced on the New York stage by Morris Jacobs and Jerome Whyte ; in association with Richard Rodgers ; a Phalanx-Jalem production ; Irma la Douce / The Mirasch Company and Edward L. Alpherson present a Billy Wilder production ; produced and directed by Billy Wilder ; screenplay by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond ; art director Alexander Trauner ; music score by Andre Previn ; presented in association with Phalanx Productions, Inc.

Publisher, Date:

[Cherry Hill, New Jersey] : TGG Direct, LLC, [2013]

Description:

2 videodiscs (approximately 287 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

laser optical, NTSC

video file DVD video Region 1

Summary:

Avanti!: A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the retun of his tycoon-father's body only to discover dad died with his mistress of long standing.

Irma la Douce: Set in Paris' famous Red Light district, a rookie policeman (Jack Lemmon) plots to keep a beautiful prostitute (Shirley MacLaine) all to himself in this hit comedy from director Billy Wilder.

Target Audience Note:

Avanti!: MPAA rating: R.

Irma la Douce: not rated.

Subjects:

Businessmen -- Drama.

Police -- Drama.

Prostitutes -- Drama.

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Comedy films.

Italy -- Drama.

Paris (France) -- Drama.