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The Apartment

Movie·1960·Comedy, Drama, Romance·2h 6m·8.2 (2,666)·Directed by Billy Wilder

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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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Jack LemmonJack LemmonC.C. BaxterShirley MacLaineShirley MacLaineFran KubelikFred MacMurrayFred MacMurrayJeff D. SheldrakeRay WalstonRay WalstonJoe DobischJack KruschenJack KruschenDr. DreyfussDavid LewisDavid LewisAl Kirkeby
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