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The Apartment

Cast

Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston View All

Crew

Billy Wilder (Director), Billy Wilder (Screenplay), I. A. L. Diamond (Screenplay) View All

Release: Jun. 15th, 1960

Runtime: 2 hours, 5 minutes

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.

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seanc
The Apartment certainly did for me instantly becoming not only one of my favorite classic films but one of my favorite films period.

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ImNotGibson
Shirley MacLaine also did an excellent job in convincing us that Lemmon's character could actually fall for Kubelik despite her flaws.

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SamsoniteDelila
The Apartment is a pretty simple story of an Everyman of 1960 (Jack Lemmon) in a typical entry-level insurance job, a number-cruncher without much to set him apart...

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