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Poikamiesboksi

Original title: The Apartment
  • 19601960
  • K-12K-12
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
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POPULARITY
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Poikamiesboksi (1960)
A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
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A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.

IMDb RATING
8.3/10
181K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,947
716
  • Director
    • Billy Wilder
  • Writers
    • Billy Wilder
    • I.A.L. Diamond
  • Stars
    • Jack Lemmon
    • Shirley MacLaine
    • Fred MacMurray
Top credits
  • Director
    • Billy Wilder
  • Writers
    • Billy Wilder
    • I.A.L. Diamond
  • Stars
    • Jack Lemmon
    • Shirley MacLaine
    • Fred MacMurray
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 401User reviews
    • 241Critic reviews
    • 94Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Top rated movie #105
    • Won 5 Oscars
      • 24 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Billy Wilder in Poikamiesboksi (1960)
    Shirley MacLaine and Billy Wilder in Poikamiesboksi (1960)
    Jack Lemmon and Billy Wilder in Poikamiesboksi (1960)
    Billy Wilder in Poikamiesboksi (1960)
    Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in Poikamiesboksi (1960)
    Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred MacMurray in Poikamiesboksi (1960)
    Jack Lemmon in Poikamiesboksi (1960)
    Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred MacMurray in Poikamiesboksi (1960)
    Jack Lemmon and Fred MacMurray in Poikamiesboksi (1960)
    Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in Poikamiesboksi (1960)
    Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in Poikamiesboksi (1960)
    Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in Poikamiesboksi (1960)

    Top cast

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    Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon
    • C.C. Baxter
    Shirley MacLaine
    Shirley MacLaine
    • Fran Kubelik
    Fred MacMurray
    Fred MacMurray
    • Jeff D. Sheldrake
    Ray Walston
    Ray Walston
    • Joe Dobisch
    Jack Kruschen
    Jack Kruschen
    • Dr. Dreyfuss
    David Lewis
    David Lewis
    • Al Kirkeby
    Hope Holiday
    Hope Holiday
    • Mrs. Margie MacDougall
    Joan Shawlee
    Joan Shawlee
    • Sylvia
    Naomi Stevens
    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
    Edie Adams
    • Miss Olsen
    Dorothy Abbott
    Dorothy Abbott
    • Office Worker
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Baldwin
    Bill Baldwin
    • TV Movie Host
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    • Office Worker
    • (uncredited)
    Benny Burt
    Benny Burt
    • Charlie - Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Billy Wilder
    • Writers
      • Billy Wilder
      • I.A.L. Diamond
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      To create the effect of a vast sea of faces labouring grimly and impersonally at their desks in the huge insurance company office, designers Alexandre Trauner and Edward G. Boyle devised an interesting technique. Full-sized actors sat at the desks in the front and children dressed in suits were used at tiny desks toward the rear, followed by even smaller desks with cut-out figures operated by wires. It gave the effect of a much larger space than could have been achieved in the limited studio space.
    • Goofs
      The layout of Baxter's apartment makes no sense, especially in relation to Dr. Dreyfus's apartment. Dreyfus lives next to Baxter, which means their walls should be adjoining the full length of both flats. However, from inside Baxter's living room, one can see windows in both his kitchen and bedroom facing directly where the Dreyfus apartment should be (and there would likely be a window in the bathroom between the kitchen and bedroom). Dreyfus's apartment would have to veer immediately off to the extreme right when one enters it and be no more than a couple of inches wide in order to allow the kind of set-up seen in Baxter's apartment. This is clearly unrealistic, if not downright impossible.
    • Quotes

      C.C. Baxter: The mirror... it's broken.

      Fran Kubelik: Yes, I know. I like it that way. Makes me look the way I feel.

    • Alternate versions
      The 1997 VHS contained the short version of United Artists' 1987 variant.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
      (1782) (uncredited)
      Music by John Francis Wade
      English lyrics by Frederick Oakeley (1852)

    User reviews401

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    10/10
    Likewise, it's a love-fest Lemmon-wise
    One of the finest examples of smart, satiric comedy-drama ever created for the screen. Jack Lemmon (in amazing comic form) plays a working stiff in Corporate America--via New York City--whose bachelor apartment inadvertently becomes a love-nest for amorous, married executives. The film is extremely modern for 1960 and features a non-stop barrage of funny, clever talk. Lemmon is a mad genius at frenzied (yet sympathetic) characterization, and "The Apartment" catches him at his professional peak in the movies. Working alongside huggable neurotic Shirley MacLaine (also at her peak) and shady Fred MacMurray (parlaying his slimeball role with curt persuasion), Lemmon creates a new kind of acting: screwball realism. **** from ****
    helpful•69
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    • moonspinner55
    • Jun 28, 2001

    FAQ6

    • Is 'The Apartment' based on a book?
    • Why does Baxter have a cold? It doesn't seem to fit into the plot.
    • Why didn't Fran recognize the name on Baxter's prescription?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 28, 1960 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ungkarlslyan
    • Filming locations
      • Majestic Theater, 247 West 44th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • The Mirisch Corporation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $18,600,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,778,738
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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