The Apartment
A meek New York insurance clerk trades access to his Upper West Side apartment for glowing performance reviews from his cheating managers, only to face a ruthless personnel director who demands his own illicit use of the space as the price for a coveted promotion.
“Movie-wise, there has never been anything like it - laugh-wise, love-wise, or otherwise-wise!”
Synopsis
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk at a large New York insurance company until he finds a shortcut to career advancement. He begins renting out his apartment to executives as a discreet location for them to meet their mistresses. While he frequently deals with the consequences of these visits, one night he is left with a particularly serious issue to resolve.
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A crew of 104+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Daniel MandellShot by Joseph LashelleScored by Adolph Deutsch
Box Office
1960 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 8.3× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$25.0M
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Das Apartmentde
- Das Appartementde
- La Garçonnièrefr
- L'appartamentoit
- (Flemish)Vrijgezellenflat
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- United StatesJun 15, 1960
- CanadaJun 29, 1960
- United KingdomJul 20, 1960
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Cast & Crew
104 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jack Lemmon
as C.C. Baxter
Raf Vallone
as Alberto Fiorini
Shirley Maclaine
as Fran Kubelik
Eleonora Rossi Drago
as Giulia Fiorini
Fred Macmurray
as Jeff D. Sheldrake
Gordana Miletic
as Laura
Ray Walston
as Joe Dobisch
Nino Castelnuovo
as Vincenzo
Jack Kruschen
as Dr. Dreyfuss
Franca Marzi
as Mother
David Lewis
as Al Kirkeby
Renato Baldini
as Father
Supporting cast
41Hope Holiday
as Mrs. Margie MacDougall
Maria Fiore
as Clementina
Joan Shawlee
as Sylvia
Clelia Matania
as Angelina
Naomi Stevens
as Mrs. Mildred Dreyfuss
Ennio Girolami
as Alvaro
Johnny Seven
as Karl Matuschka
Marisa Merlini
as Pupa
Joyce Jameson
as The Blonde
Willard Waterman
as Mr. Vanderhoff
David White
as Mr. Eichelberger
Edie Adams
as Miss Olsen
Dorothy Abbott
as Office Worker
Bill Baldwin
as TV Movie Host
Paul Bradley
as Office Worker
Benny Burt
as Charlie - Bartender
Steve Carruthers
as Restaurant Patron
Lynn Cartwright
as Elevator Supervisor with Clicker
Dick Cherney
as Bar Patron
Fortune Cookie
as Chinese Waiter
Mason Curry
as Bit Part
Franklyn Farnum
as Office Worker
Richard George
as Office Worker
Herschel Graham
as Restaurant Patron
Lars Hensen
as Office Worker
Eugene Jackson
as Office Worker
Frances Weintraub Lax
as Mrs. Lieberman
David Macklin
as Messenger
William Meader
as Executive
Ralph Moratz
as Office Worker
Monty O Grady
as Office Worker
Joe Palma
as Office Maintenance Man
Paul Power
as Bar Patron
Tony Regan
as Executive
Clark Ross
as Restaurant Patron
Mark Russell
as Office Worker
Edith Simmons
as Sheldrake's Wife
Hal Smith
as Man in Santa Claus Suit
Norman Stevans
as Office Worker
Sid Troy
as Williams
Herbert Winters
as Office Worker
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
3Other crew
51Alexandre Trauner
as Alexander Trauner
Hugh Crawford
assistant camera (uncredited)
Angelo Laiacona
assistant director (uncredited)
David Salven
assistant director (uncredited)
Mike Vidor
assistant director (uncredited)
Hal W Polaire
assistant director (as Hal Polaire)
Bert Chaliacombe
best boy (uncredited)
Robert Martin Nm0552980
boom operator (uncredited)
William Schurr
camera operator (uncredited)
Toni Herbert
Charlie
Miriam Nelson
choreographer: Christmas party dance (uncredited)
Joseph Lashelle
Cinematographer, director of photography
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