The Apartment Movie Review 1960

Lowly insurance clerk C.C. Baxter (Lemmon) tries to climb the corporate ladder by "loaning" his apartment out to executives having affairs. Problems arise, however, when he unwittingly falls for sweet elevator operator Fran Kubelik (MacLaine), the most recent girlfriend of his unfeeling boss J.D. Sheldrake (MacMurray). Highly acclaimed social satire.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 125 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Corporate Shenanigans, Sex & Sexuality, Satire & Parody, Insurance, New York, New York, Suicide

Screenplay

I.A.L. Diamond, Billy Wilder

Cast

Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, Jack Kruschen, Joan Shawlee, Edie Adams, Hope Holiday, David Lewis

Cinematography

Joseph LaShelle

Director

Billy Wilder

Music

Adolph Deutsch

Other

Daniel Mandell

Producer

United Artists

Awards

Oscars 1960: Art Dir./Set Dec., B&W, Director (Wilder), Film Editing, Picture, Story & Screenplay; AFI 1998: Top 100; British Acad. 1960: Actor (Lemmon), Actress (MacLaine), Film; Directors Guild 1960: Director (Wilder); Golden Globes 1961: Actor--Mus./Comedy (Lemmon), Actress--Mus./Comedy (MacLaine), Film--Mus./Comedy, Natl. Film Reg. 1994;; N.Y. Film Critics 1960: Director (Wilder), Film, Screenplay.