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The Apartment
“Movie-wise, there has never been anything like it - laugh-wise, love-wise, or otherwise-wise!”
8.2 / 10• 1960• 2h 6m•NR• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jack Lemmon
C.C. Baxter
Lead
Shirley MacLaine
Fran Kubelik
Fred MacMurray
Jeff D. Sheldrake
Ray Walston
Joe Dobisch
Jack Kruschen
Dr. Dreyfuss
David Lewis
Al Kirkeby
HH
Hope Holiday
Margie MacDougall
Joan Shawlee
Sylvia
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Billy Wilder's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Apartment is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
