El apartamento (1960): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1960, El apartamento is a comedia, drama and romance film directed by Billy Wilder, running about 125 minutes. “Movie-wise, there has never been anything like it - laugh-wise, love-wise, or otherwise-wise!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. C.C. Baxter es un modesto pero ambicioso empleado de una compañía de seguros de Manhattan. Está soltero y vive solo en un discreto apartamento que presta ocasionalmente a sus superiores para sus citas amorosas. Tiene la esperanza de que estos favores le sirvan para mejorar su posición en la empresa. Pero la situación cambia cuando se enamora de una ascensorista que resulta ser la amante de uno de los jefes que usan su apartamento.

Who’s in it. El apartamento stars Jack Lemmon as C.C. Baxter, Shirley MacLaine as Fran Kubelik, Fred MacMurray as Jeff D. Sheldrake and Ray Walston as Joe Dobisch, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.2/10, El apartamento sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue. It went on to earn $25M at the box office.

Where to watch. In Estados Unidos you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, YouTube TV and Criterion Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch El apartamento page.

If you liked it. Fans of El apartamento tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parásitos, La vida es bella and El club de la lucha.