The Comedy Worlds of Billy Wilder: The Apartment (1960)

Award-winning educator James Griswold returns to present another series of classic films, this time focused on the work of director Billy Wilder. Regarded as one of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, Wilder created some of the most acclaimed and enduring comedies in cinema history, blending sharp wit, unforgettable characters, and timeless humor that continue to delight audiences today. Join us each Monday throughout October to enjoy an afternoon of laughter as we take in these timeless classics together.

A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but office politics and his own romantic hopes complicate matters (Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred MacMurray).