The Apartment
“Movie-wise, there has never been anything like it - laugh-wise, love-wise, or otherwise-wise!”
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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Cast
38 people
Jack Lemmon
C.C. Baxter
Known for
Some Like It Hot
Glengarry Glen Ross
Shirley MacLaine
Fran Kubelik
Known for
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Terms of Endearment
Fred MacMurray
Jeff D. Sheldrake
Known for
Double Indemnity
The Absent-Minded Professor
Ray Walston
Joe Dobisch
Known for
The Stand
The Sting
Jack Kruschen
Dr. Dreyfuss
Known for
Cape Fear
McLintock!
David Lewis
Al Kirkeby
Known for
Batman
The Absent-Minded Professor
Hope Holiday
Margie MacDougall
Known for
Irma la Douce
Raw Force
Joan Shawlee
Sylvia
Known for
Some Like It Hot
Irma la Douce
Naomi Stevens
Mrs. Mildred Dreyfuss
Known for
Valley of the Dolls
Hard Times
Johnny Seven
Karl Matuschka
Known for
Ironside
Joyce Jameson
The Blonde
Known for
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Death Race 2000
Willard Waterman
Mr. Vanderhoff
Known for
Hollywood or Bust
Auntie Mame
Billy Wilder Director · I. A. L. Diamond Writer Adolph Deutsch Composer
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $3M · United States release June 21, 1960
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$25,000,000
Gross vs. budget
8.3×
Production
The Mirisch Company
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 15, 1960
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · June 21, 1960
Theatrical · Los Angeles, California
Argentina
October 25, 1960 · Theatrical
Australia
June 1, 1961 · Theatrical
August 10, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Austria
December 2, 1960 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 15, 1960 · Theatrical
August 13, 2003 · Theatrical · Re-release
Brazil
February 5, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Canada
June 29, 1960 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 26, 1960 · Theatrical
June 29, 2001 · Theatrical · Re-release
Egypt
December 13, 2022 · Physical · DVD
Finland
October 28, 1960 · Theatrical
France
September 15, 1960 · Theatrical
November 26, 1997 · Theatrical · Re-release
February 7, 2026 · Digital · France TV
February 7, 2026 · TV · France 3
October 5, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Germany
September 15, 1960 · Theatrical · West Germany
September 6, 1963 · Theatrical · East Germany
Greece
July 20, 1960 · Theatrical
May 21, 2007 · Physical · DVD
June 5, 2008 · Theatrical · Re-release
Hong Kong SAR China
October 26, 1961 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 27, 1961 · Theatrical
India
January 31, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
Ireland
September 16, 1960 · Theatrical
Israel
March 15, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
August 26, 1960 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
October 6, 1960 · Theatrical
December 3, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release, restored versio
Japan
October 8, 1960 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 23, 1961 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 21, 1960 · Theatrical
August 12, 2004 · Theatrical · Re-release
August 1, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Norway
September 4, 1961 · Theatrical
Peru
November 1, 1960 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 27, 2015 · Digital
Poland
January 26, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray
Portugal
November 9, 1961 · Theatrical
Romania
May 4, 1962 · Theatrical
South Africa
October 1, 1960 · Theatrical
Spain
December 23, 1962 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona
December 19, 1963 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
Sweden
January 16, 1961 · Theatrical
Thailand
April 18, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
August 22, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Türkiye
February 23, 1961 · Theatrical
Ukraine
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
United Arab Emirates
November 26, 2001 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
July 20, 1960 · Theatrical
June 15, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
XC
October 4, 1963 · Theatrical
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