Review of The Apartment (1960) by Amy P — 06 Mar 2009

This movie is absolutely superb!! One of my favourites - I adore Jack Lemmon and Billy Wilder...

This review of The Apartment (1960) was written by Amy P on 06 Mar 2009.

The Apartment has generally received very positive reviews.

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