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The Apartment
UNITED STATES · 1960

The Apartment

Billy Wilder
corporate corruption infidelity social climbing moral compromise urban romance
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Synopsis

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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