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The Apartment

8.2/10

Rating

125 min

Runtime

1960

Release Year

Billy Wilder

Director

Cast

Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, Jack Kruschen

Quick Synopsis

Bud Baxter works as a low-level clerk at a large insurance company in New York City. Looking for a way to advance his career, he starts lending his apartment to company executives so they can meet their mistresses there. While this arrangement often causes complications for Bud, one particular night presents him with a serious problem that he must figure out how to handle.

Detailed Synopsis of The Apartment

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.

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