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<html> <head> <title>The Apartment</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/trailer.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/trailer.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <div> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=15 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>The Apartment <nobr>(15-Jun-1960)</nobr></b></font><p> <img src="t.the-apartment-3.jpg" height=220 width=154 hspace=10 vspace=10 align=right><p> <p><p> <b>Director:</b> <a href="/people/982/000024910/">Billy Wilder</a><p><b>Writers:</b> <a href="/people/982/000024910/">Billy Wilder</a>; I. A. L. Diamond<p><b>Music by:</b> Adolph Deutsch<p><b>Producer:</b> <a href="/people/982/000024910/">Billy Wilder</a><p><b>Keywords:</b> <a href="/lists/115/000083863/">Romantic Comedy</a>, <a href="/lists/609/000134207/">New York</a>, <a href="/lists/196/000380053/">New Year's Eve</a><p><div><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"></div><p>Jack Lemmon is C. C. Baxter, cog in the enormous machine of an insurance company. To vault ahead a bit, he allows his superiors access to his ideally situated Manhattan apartment for their extramarital canoodling, but word gets out and it becomes a bit too popular. To make matters worse, Baxter makes a date with a pretty elevator girl, which she misses because... she's in his apartment... with his boss, Fred MacMurray. Won 5 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay; received 5 additional nominations including Best Actor and Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Cinematography. Entered 1994 into the National Film Registry.<p> <span style="color: blue" onClick="show_trailer()">[watch trailer]</div><p> <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_actors"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/901/000064709/"><font size=-1>Edie Adams</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-Apr-1925</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Oct-2008</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Lover Come Back</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/588/000135183/"><font size=-1>Jack Kruschen</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>20-Mar-1922</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>2-Apr-2002</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Apartment</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/714/000026636/"><font size=-1>Jack Lemmon</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Feb-1925</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>27-Jun-2001</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Odd Couple</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/799/000023730/"><font size=-1>Shirley MacLaine</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>24-Apr-1934</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><I>Terms of Endearment</I></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/767/000026689/"><font size=-1>Fred MacMurray</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>30-Aug-1908</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-Nov-1991</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Absent-Minded Professor</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/603/000347559/"><font size=-1>Joan Shawlee</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>5-Mar-1926</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>22-Mar-1987</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Adventures of Aggie</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/568/000051415/"><font size=-1>Ray Walston</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>2-Dec-1914</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1-Jan-2001</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>My Favorite Martian</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/270/000349220/"><font size=-1>Willard Waterman</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>29-Aug-1914</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>2-Feb-1995</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Great Gildersleeve</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/563/000110233/"><font size=-1>David White</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Apr-1916</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>27-Nov-1990</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Larry Tate on <i>Bewitched</i></td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>CAST</b></font><p><table border=0><tr><td><a href="/people/714/000026636/">Jack Lemmon</a></td><td>   ...   C. C. Baxter ("Bud")</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/799/000023730/">Shirley MacLaine</a></td><td>   ...   Fran Kubelik</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/767/000026689/">Fred MacMurray</a></td><td>   ...   J. D. Sheldrake</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Co-Starring</font></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/568/000051415/">Ray Walston</a></td><td>   ...   Mr. Dobisch</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">With</font></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/588/000135183/">Jack Kruschen</a></td><td>   ...   Dr. Dreyfuss</td></tr><tr><td>David Lewis</td><td>   ...   Al Kirkeby</td></tr><tr><td>Hope Holiday</td><td>   ...   Margie MacDougall</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/603/000347559/">Joan Shawlee</a></td><td>   ...   Sylvia</td></tr><tr><td>Naomi Stevens</td><td>   ...   Mrs. Dreyfuss</td></tr><tr><td>Johnny Seven</td><td>   ...   Karl Matuschka</td></tr><tr><td>Joyce Jameson</td><td>   ...   Blonde</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/270/000349220/">Willard Waterman</a></td><td>   ...   Mr. Vanderhoff</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/563/000110233/">David White</a></td><td>   ...   Mr. Eichelberger</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">And</font></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/901/000064709/">Edie Adams</a></td><td>   ...   Miss Olsen</td></tr></table><p><p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>REVIEWS</b></font><p><b>Review by Michael Lesch</b> (posted on 26-Oct-2008)<p>The definitive movie for the comedy/drama genre Billy Wilder's "The Apartment" is a film which can produce some of the biggest laughs and at the same time... can bring many viewers to tears, Billy Wilder's quaint little tale about everyday people who get tangled up in love, jealousy and infidelity boasts a top-notch cast led by the trio of Lemmon, MacLaine and MacMurray who are tremendous. The plot revolves around C.C. (Lemmon) who unknowingly makes the unethical attempt of climbing the corporate ladder by 'loaning' his apartment to members from his management chain to entertain their 'women on the side'. Given the change of circumstances, this premise certainly could even hit home in the current office environment. Although the office party and secretarial gossip scenes could be viewed as dated, the power and attitude of the corporate executive, Mr. Sheldrake (MacMurray) is certainly symbolic. The character of Fran (MacLaine) for today's standards of course seems too submissive and vulnerable but the reward of her finding true, admirable, unconditional companionship is quite enriching and fulfilling to any who see this memorable film. <p> <hr width=15% align=left><p><table><tr><td><img src="/rarrow.gif"></td><td>Have you seen this film? 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