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Synopsis
Widely regarded as a comedy in 1960, The Apartment seems more melancholy with each passing year. Jack Lemmon plays C.C. Baxter, a go-getting office worker who loans his tiny apartment to his philandering superiors for their romantic trysts. He runs into trouble when he finds himself sharing a girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine) with his callous boss (Fred MacMurray). Director/co-writer Billy Wilder claimed that the idea for The Apartment stemmed from a short scene in the 1945 romantic drama Brief Encounter in which the illicit lovers (Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson) arrange a rendezvous in a third person's apartment. Wilder was intrigued about what sort of person would willingly vacate his residence to allow virtual strangers a playing field for hanky panky. His answer to that question wound up winning 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. The Apartment was adapted by Neil Simon and Burt Bacharach into the 1969 Broadway musical Promises, Promises. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Edie Adams Miss Olsen
Benny Burt Bartender
Hope Holiday Margie MacDougall
Joyce Jameson The Blonde
Jack Kruschen Dr. Dreyfuss
Shirley MacLaine Fran Kubelik
Fred MacMurray J.D. Sheldrake
Johnny Seven Karl Matuschka
Joan Shawlee Sylvia
Naomi Stevens Mrs. Dreyfuss
Ray Walston Mr. Joe Dobisch
Willard Waterman Mr. Vanderhof
David White Mr. Eichelberger
Jack Lemmon C.C. Baxter
David Lewis Mr. Al Kirkeby

Production Crew

Alexandre Trauner Art Director
Doane Harrison Associate Producer
I.A.L. Diamond Associate Producer
Joseph La Shelle Cinematographer
Adolph Deutsch Composer (Music Score)
Irene Caine Costumes Supervisor
Billy Wilder Director
Dan Mandell Editor
Hal W. Polaire First Assistant Director
Harry Ray Makeup
Billy Wilder Producer
Allen K. Wood Production Manager
Billy Wilder Screenwriter
I.A.L. Diamond Screenwriter
Edward Boyle Set Designer
Fred Lau Sound/Sound Designer
Milt Rice Special Effects
Year: 1960
Runtime: 125
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy Drama

Produced by
Mirisch Company
United Artists

Release
by United Artists

Awards
1960 - Best Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1960 - Best Picture - Academy
1960 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1960 - Best Picture - Comedy - Golden Globe
1960 - Best Picture - New York Film Critics Circle
1960 - Best Picture - Academy
1960 - Best Film - Any Source - British Academy of Film and Television
1960 - Best Picture - Comedy - Golden Globe
1960 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1960 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1960 - Best Picture - New York Film Critics Circle
1960 - Best Picture - Comedy - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
1993 - U.S. National Film Registry - Library of Congress
1998 - 100 Greatest American Movies - American Film Institute
1998 - 100 Greatest American Movies - American Film Institute