The Apartment (1960) — Screenplay
A lowly insurance clerk lets executives use his apartment for affairs to climb the ladder, but must navigate the fallout when he discovers his boss's mistress is the woman he loves.
- Written by
- Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Studio
- United Artists
- Length
- 156 pages
Studying this screenplay offers a masterclass in balancing dark comedy with genuine pathos. Wilder and Diamond’s razor-sharp dialogue and careful pacing build a world that feels both cynical and tender, while the protagonist’s arc from desperate climber to moral man is a lesson in character transformation.
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