The Apartment
1960 · Movie · 126 min · ★ 8.2
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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Details
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-06-21
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 (2,661 votes)
- Box office
- $24,600,000
- Budget
- $3,000,000
Themes
- new year's eve
- new york city
- lovesickness
- clerk
- winter
- age difference
- suicide attempt
- office
- flat
- spaghetti
- tennis racket
- romcom
- +7 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1961
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1961
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1961
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1961
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1961
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- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1961 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1961 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1961 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1961 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1961 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1961 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1961 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1961 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1961 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · nominated
Cast & crew
Jack Lemmon
as C.C. Baxter
Shirley MacLaine
as Fran Kubelik
Fred MacMurray
as Jeff D. Sheldrake
Ray Walston
as Joe Dobisch
Jack Kruschen
as Dr. Dreyfuss
David Lewis
as Al Kirkeby
- HH
Hope Holiday
as Margie MacDougall
Joan Shawlee
as Sylvia
Naomi Stevens
as Mrs. Mildred Dreyfuss
Johnny Seven
as Karl Matuschka
Directed by Billy Wilder