"Meet Madam Irma and her girls from the House of Illusion... they make men live their wildest dreams!" 21 March 1963 Fantasy, Drama, Comedy 84 mins
The Madam of a brothel satisfies the erotic fantasies of her customers, while a revolution is sweeping the nation.
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Shelley Winters as Madame Irma
Peter Falk as Police Chief
Lee Grant as Carmen
Peter Brocco as Judge
Joyce Jameson as Penitent
Jeff Corey as Bishop
Arnette Jens as Horse
Ruby Dee as Thief
Leonard Nimoy as Roger
Kent Smith as General
Joseph Strick Director
Bernard Frechtman Theatre Play
Jean Genet Theatre Play
Joseph Strick Producer
Ben Maddow Producer
Ben Maddow Writer
George J. Folsey Director of Photography
Gabriel Scognamillo Art Direction
Chester W. Schaeffer Editor
Verna Fields Sound Editor
United Kingdom 17 October 1963
Sweden 04 December 1963
United States 21 March 1963
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