Jack Lemmon starred in the film, due to his success in the movie "Some Like It Hot".
Billy Wilder directed and produced The Apartment, a 1960 American romantic comedy film based on a screenplay he co-wrote with I. A. L. Diamond. Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, Jack Kruschen, David Lewis, Willard Waterman, David White, Hope Holiday, and Edie Adams are among the cast members.
The story follows an insurance clerk who, in the hopes of moving up the corporate ladder, allows more senior employees to engage adulterous romances in his Upper West Side apartment. In his office building, he is drawn to the elevator operator. He is completely unaware that she is having an affair with his direct boss.
Despite criticism over its subject matter, United Artists released The Apartment to critical and economic success. It was 1960's eighth biggest earning picture. The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won five of them, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Oscar nominations were given to Lemmon, MacLaine, and Kruschen. For their roles, Lemmon and MacLaine received Golden Globe nominations. Promises, Promises, a 1968 Broadway musical by Burt Bacharach, Hal David, and Neil Simon, was based on it.
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