The Apartment

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The Apartment is a 1960 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder, celebrated for its blend of sharp satire and poignant romance and for winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
romantic comedy-drama film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Art Direction–Set Decoration, Black-and-White
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Picture
cinematography Joseph LaShelle
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfOrigin United States
director Billy Wilder
distributedBy United Artists
editedBy Daniel Mandell
follows office worker who lends his apartment to executives for affairs
genre drama film
romantic comedy
satire
hasTheme corporate ambition
loneliness
office politics
romantic relationships
mainCharacter C. C. Baxter
Fran Kubelik
Jeff Sheldrake
motionPictureRating PG-13
musicBy Adolph Deutsch
narrativeLocation New York City
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Actress
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Academy Award for Best Sound
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
originalLanguage English
partOf American Film Institute 100 Years...100 Movies list
premiereLocation New York City
producer Billy Wilder
productionCompany The Mirisch Company
publicationDate 1960
recognizedAs classic of American cinema
releaseDate 1960-06-15
runtime 125 minutes
screenwriter Billy Wilder
I. A. L. Diamond
setInPeriod 1960s
starring Fred MacMurray
Jack Kruschen
Jack Lemmon
Ray Walston
Shirley MacLaine


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