About

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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Directed by

Billy Wilder

Written by

Billy Wilder (Screenplay)
I. A. L. Diamond (Screenplay)

Runtime

125 minutes

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Tagline

Movie-wise, there has never been anything like it - laugh-wise, love-wise, or otherwise-wise!

Cast

Keywords

winter office extramarital affair new york romantic comedy suicide attempt age difference lovesickness new year's eve clerk flat christmas party tennis racket spaghetti

Photos

Lists

#108 on IMDb top 250 IMDb

#52 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?

#80 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies – 10th Anniversary Edition AFI

#12 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire

Awards

Oscar for Best Film Editing Daniel Mandell

Oscar for Best Director Billy Wilder

Oscar for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen Billy Wilder I. A. L. Diamond

Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White Edward G. Boyle Alexandre Trauner