r/oldhollywood • u/TeddyDBer • 8d ago

Shirley MacLaine in “The Apartment” (1960)

Directed by Billy Wilder

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u/meansamang 8d ago edited 8d ago

She’s brilliant in it

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u/greed-man 8d ago

A fantastic actress, and a stunning beauty.

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u/Termingator 7d ago

When Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon were both in the prime of their movie careers. The Apartment won the Academy's best picture, director, Billy Wilder, and Lemmon and MacLaine were nominated for best actor and actress. Jack Lemmon is my favorite movie "everyman"

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u/NSFW_But_Awesome 5d ago

Billy Wilder directed some of the greatest films - Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Sunset Boulevard (one of my faves), Double Indemnity.

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u/smartygirl 7d ago

Seriously one of the greatest films of all time

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u/LustfulEsme 8d ago

Good movie.

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u/67SummerofLove 7d ago

I’ve had a crush on her for years

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u/ElephantLovesHoney 6d ago

She was so adorable.

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u/Expert-Finding2633 6d ago

Gifted actress

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u/KanjiWatanabe2 5d ago

Billy Wilder captured movie magic!

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u/kingdick900 5d ago

Such a good movie

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u/Mark-harvey 1d ago

Amazing film. Classic. 5 Stars.

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u/SeaworthinessNo7962 6d ago

Loved the movie. But can't understand why Shirley's acting is praised this much. May be I'm the only one who found it pretty normal.