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Release Date:
16 September 1960 (France)
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A Billy "Some Like It Hot" Wilder Production more
Plot:
A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 5 Oscars.
Another 17 wins
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8 nominations
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(15 articles)
An Education From Oliver Stone
(From Vanity Fair. 6 October 2009, 8:19 PM, PDT)
September. It's a Wrap
(From FilmExperience. 30 September 2009, 8:59 PM, PDT)
(From Vanity Fair. 6 October 2009, 8:19 PM, PDT)
September. It's a Wrap
(From FilmExperience. 30 September 2009, 8:59 PM, PDT)
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A rare gem, this is a blessedly adult comedy with great performances, great writing and the kind of depth hardly ever seen in the more vapid, formulaic romantic comedies of today.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Jack Lemmon | ... | C.C. Baxter |
 | Shirley MacLaine | ... | Fran Kubelik |
 | Fred MacMurray | ... | Jeff D. Sheldrake |
 | Ray Walston | ... | Joe Dobisch |
| Jack Kruschen | ... | Dr. Dreyfuss |
| David Lewis | ... | Al Kirkeby |
| Hope Holiday | ... | Mrs. Margie MacDougall |
| Joan Shawlee | ... | Sylvia |
 | Naomi Stevens | ... | Mrs. Mildred Dreyfuss |
| Johnny Seven | ... | Karl Matuschka |
| Joyce Jameson | ... | The Blonde |
| Willard Waterman | ... | Mr. Vanderhoff |
| David White | ... | Mr. Eichelberger |
 | Edie Adams | ... | Miss Olsen |
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125 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Brazil:Livre |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:PG |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) (1994) |
Canada:G (Quebec) (2000) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba) |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
Ireland:PG |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:Approved (PCA #19647) |
West Germany:16
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In 1968, playwright Neil Simon adapted the screenplay as the book for the Broadway musical "Promises, Promises". It spawned the hit song "What Do You Get When You Fall in Love?", composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
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Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When telling the story of his attempted suicide, C. C. Baxter pantomimes loading a revolver, even though he has specified (and we later see) that the gun he used was an automatic.
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C.C. Baxter: [narrating] On November 1st, 1959, the population of New York City was 8,042,783. If you laid all these people end to end, figuring an average height of five feet six and a half inches, they would reach from Times Square to the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan. I know facts like this because I work for an insurance company - Consolidated Life of New York. We're one of the top five companies in the country. Our home office has 31,259 employees, which is more than the entire population of uhh...
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C.C. Baxter: [narrating] On November 1st, 1959, the population of New York City was 8,042,783. If you laid all these people end to end, figuring an average height of five feet six and a half inches, they would reach from Times Square to the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan. I know facts like this because I work for an insurance company - Consolidated Life of New York. We're one of the top five companies in the country. Our home office has 31,259 employees, which is more than the entire population of uhh...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Runaway: A Road Adventure (2002) (VG)
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Soundtrack:
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
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A Note Regarding SpoilersHow does it end?
Is this movie based on a novel?
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Written by the great filmmaker Billy Wilder, this is a serious, sardonic comedy for people who've known what's its like to feel the pressure of compromising your principles or your self- respect for the sake of getting ahead in life. And there are very few over the age of consent who haven't had to at one time or another. This isn't the laugh out loud comedy of Jim Carrey or the Farrelly brothers, but a subtle, nuanced comedy about two people who have both been jaded in love and yet continue to hope again and again that it will someday work out for them -- mainly because despite the unlikeable things they do, they are both basically decent, nice people. Flawed and even weak at times, but good people. This is a movie that doesn't just make it you laugh, it makes you think. A rare find indeed.