Cinematic background from The Apartment 1960 - 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.

The Apartment

1960

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Directors:
Billy Wilder
Writers:
I.A.L. Diamond, Billy Wilder
Official poster of The Apartment 1960 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a young woman in an old photo; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – An old man talking on a phone next to a woman holding a cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man standing in a room full of boxes; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a hat; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman holding a deck of playing cards in her hands; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting at a table with a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman talking on a phone while wearing a towel; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man talking on a phone while standing in front of a staircase; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman standing next to a railing; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black - and - white photo of a woman with short hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a group of men wearing hats; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting at a table drinking a drink; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting at a desk in front of other people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man wearing a suit and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man wearing a suit and tie talking to another man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman drinking wine at a dinner table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting at a desk talking on the phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman sitting at a table in a restaurant; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit standing in front of a desk in an office; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a hat and glasses is talking to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman kissing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man standing on the steps of an old building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of women in a room holding phones; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man sitting on a bench at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man holding a cage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and sunglasses; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man wearing a top hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting at a desk in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of people walking on a sidewalk; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man walking down stairs; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of people standing in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting at a table with a plate in front of him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man holding a martini glass; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A person wearing a hat and a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman drinking a drink in front of a man in a top hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men sitting at a table smoking and drinking; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of people sitting at desks in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of men sitting at a bar drinking and smoking cigarettes; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – An old black and white photo of a crowd of people sitting and standing; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting at a desk in front of many other people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit sitting at a table in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman with short hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman wearing glasses and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – An older woman talking on a phone in an office setting; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man wearing a suit and tie holding a pair of glasses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man sitting on a couch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A young woman crying with her hand over her mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man holding a mirror with a picture of a man's face in it; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man sitting on a couch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting in front of a bar at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man holding a bunch of money; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man sitting at a desk talking on the phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a group of people on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man drinking a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and a man in a hat standing in front of a staircase; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of people standing around in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man with his arms crossed; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man leaning over a table in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man walking down the sidewalk in front of a building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A fire hydrant sitting on the side of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black - and - white photo of a woman wearing a fur coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting at a table with chopsticks in her hand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man handing a tray to another man in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man standing in front of a table with a lamp; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black - and - white photo of a woman with short hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man walking in front of a book store; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman with a head scarf and glasses sitting at a table with a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a crown; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man holding a cup; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman talking in front of each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table with a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men and a woman are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men are sitting at a table with a tray of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men standing next to each other in front of a doorway; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A young boy holding a dollar bill in his hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men shaking hands in a black and white photo; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man sitting at a table with a lit candle; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man talking on a phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a trench coat and hat looking out a window; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a crown; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman wearing a coat and hat talking to a man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a group of people gathered around a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman talking in front of a camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a hat and a beard is talking to an old man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman sitting at a bar; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A fire hydrant sits in front of a staircase; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of people in an office setting; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A person standing in front of a wooden wall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man and woman are having a conversation; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Apartment” (1960), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman holding a towel in front of a bathroom mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle