Greatest Movie Of All-Time · Thomas Duncan
The Apartment (1960) ft. Christine Duncan
June 25, 2025·1 hr 42 min·10 clips
Dana Duncan argues The Apartment was the first film to expose the rampant affairs in 1960s white-collar America.
As heard by us
A Wilder-focused conversation that stays close to craft, performance, and structure.
The Apartment gets treated as a Billy Wilder film first and a studio-era romantic comedy second, and that focus gives the discussion a steady shape. It stays with the film's pace, the writing, the noir-leaning mystery, and the love triangle without drifting far from the point.
Why you'd press play
Wilder, Lemmon, and a family debate that stays lively.
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