The Apartment [Blu-ray]

The Apartment [Blu-ray]

Director: Billy Wilder Cast: Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
, Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
, Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray
, Ray Walston
Ray Walston
Billy Wilder
The Apartment [Blu-ray]

The Apartment [Blu-ray]

Director: Billy Wilder Cast: Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
, Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
, Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray
, Ray Walston
Ray Walston
Billy Wilder

Blu-ray (Black & White / Wide Screen)

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Overview

Widely regarded as a comedy in 1960, The Apartment seems more melancholy with each passing year. Jack Lemmon plays C.C. Baxter, a go-getting office worker who loans his tiny apartment to his philandering superiors for their romantic trysts. He runs into trouble when he finds himself sharing a girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine) with his callous boss (Fred MacMurray). Director/co-writer Billy Wilder claimed that the idea for The Apartment stemmed from a short scene in the 1945 romantic drama Brief Encounter in which the illicit lovers (Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson) arrange a rendezvous in a third person's apartment. Wilder was intrigued about what sort of person would willingly vacate his residence to allow virtual strangers a playing field for hanky panky. His answer to that question wound up winning 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. The Apartment was adapted by Neil Simon and Burt Bacharach into the 1969 Broadway musical Promises, Promises.

Product Details

Release Date: 01/24/2012
UPC: 0883904252627
Original Release: 1960
Rating: NR
Source: Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Region Code: A
Presentation: [B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 2:05:00
Sales rank: 11,880

Special Features

Audio commentary from film producer and historian Bruce Block; Inside the apartment; Magic time: the art of Jack Lemmon; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Jack Lemmon C.C. Baxter
Shirley MacLaine Fran Kubelik
Fred MacMurray J.D. Sheldrake
Ray Walston Mr. Dobisch
Jack Kruschen Dr. Dreyfuss
Joan Shawlee Sylvia
Edie Adams Miss Olsen
Hope Holiday Margie MacDougall
Johnny Seven Karl Matuschka
Naomi Stevens Mrs. Dreyfuss
Frances Lax Mrs. Lieberman
Joyce Jameson The Blonde
Willard Waterman Mr. Vanderhof
David White Mr. Eichelberger
Benny Burt Bartender
Hal Smith Santa Claus
Dorothy Abbott Office Worker
Bill Baldwin TV Movie Host
Paul Bradley Office Worker
Eugene Jackson Office Worker
William Meader Executive
Steve Carruthers Restaurant Patron
Lynn Cartwright Elevator Supervisor with Clicker
Dick Cherney Bar Patron
Franklyn Farnum Office Worker
Herschel Graham Restaurant Patron
Lars Hensen Office Worker
Frances Weintraub Mrs. Lieberman
David Macklin Messenger
Fortune Cookie Chinese Waiter
Mason Curry Bit Part
Joe Palma Office Maintenance Man
Paul Picerni Patron in bar
David Lewis Actor
Adolph Deutsch Composer

Technical Credits
Billy Wilder Director,Screenwriter,Producer
I.A.L. Diamond Screenwriter,Producer
Doane Harrison Producer
Fred Lau Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Harry Alphin Sound Effects
Del Harris Sound Effects
Milt Rice Special Effects
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