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The Apartment

Legend Billy Wilder directs this romantic comedy about insurance statistician C.C. "Bud" Baxter (Lemmon). Bud makes his Manhattan apartment available to executives in his company, to take their floosies to. His boss, Sheldrake (MacMurray), finds out and promotes Bud in return for the exclusive use of the apartment for his own affair. When Sheldrake's girlfriend turns out to be Fran Kubelik (MacLaine), a pretty elevator operator Bud's had his eye on, he is heartbroken but accepts the arrangement.

Starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston

Directed by Billy Wilder ('Double Indemnity', 'The Seven Year Itch', 'Some Like It Hot')

Written by Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond

Festivals & Awards Winner of 5 Academy Awards 1961, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay | Winner of Best Musical/Comedy, Best Actor (Lemmon), Best Actress (MacLaine) at the Golden Globes 1961

Romance, Comedy | 2hr 5mins | Rated (PG) | . | Origin: USA

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  • BBC

    5 5 out of 5 stars

    Wilder and IAL Diamond's brilliantly witty screenplay has a serious undertow as it savages corporate ethics and conjugal infidelity. The humanity of the film resides in the sweet interplay between Lemmon and MacLaine, and the development of their relationship from initial awkwardness to binding trust is beautifully acted out...
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  • Empire Magazine [UK]

    5 5 out of 5 stars

    Absolutely brilliant. It’s funnier, sadder and cooler on the big screen...
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  • Variety [USA]

    The screenplay, by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond, fills every scene with touches that spring only from talented, imaginative filmmakers. But where their "Some Like It Hot" kept you guessing right up to fade-out, "Apartment" reveals its hand early in the game...
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