The Apartment

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film romantic comedy-drama film

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.

Statements (49)

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 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Billy Wilder → Jack Lemmon → Joseph LaShelle →	notableWork
Billy Wilder →	directed
United Artists →	produced
Joseph LaShelle →	workedOn