The Apartment (1960)

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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

Genre
Comedy Drama

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

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