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The Apartment (1960)

APPROVED  125 min  -  Romance | Comedy | Drama   -  16 September 1960 (France)
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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.

Director:

Billy Wilder
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jack Lemmon ...
Shirley MacLaine ...
Fred MacMurray ...
Ray Walston ...
Joe Dobisch
Jack Kruschen Jack Kruschen ...
Dr. Dreyfuss
David Lewis David Lewis ...
Hope Holiday Hope Holiday ...
Mrs. Margie MacDougall
Joan Shawlee Joan Shawlee ...
Sylvia
Naomi Stevens ...
Mrs. Mildred Dreyfuss
Johnny Seven Johnny Seven ...
Karl Matuschka
Joyce Jameson Joyce Jameson ...
The Blonde
Willard Waterman Willard Waterman ...
Mr. Vanderhoff
David White David White ...
Mr. Eichelberger
Edie Adams ...
Miss Olsen
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Storyline

Bud Baxter is a struggling clerk in a huge New York insurance company. He's discovered a quick way to climb the corporate ladder - by lending out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. He often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits and one night he's left with a major problem to solve. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Apartment | Love | Elevator | Attempted Suicide | Divorce  | See more »

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Movie-wise, there has never been anything like it - laugh-wise, love-wise, or otherwise-wise! See more »

Genres:

Romance | Comedy | Drama

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Piso de soltero See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$25,000,000 (Worldwide) (January 1970)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Mirisch Corporation, The See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The "C.C." in C.C. Baxter is short for Calvin Clifford See more »

Goofs

Plot holes: Prior to the introduction of microwaves years later, C.C. Baxter could never have popped a frozen TV dinner in an oven, cooked it and sat down to dinner within the short time span he does in the movie - the space of a few minutes. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
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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Connections

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Hellcats (#3.9)" (1990) See more »

Soundtracks

"Auld Lang Syne"
(1788) (uncredited)
Traditional Scottish 17th century music
Lyrics by Robert Burns
Sung a cappella by all at the party on New Year's Eve See more »