The Seven Year Itch

1955
Approved
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

44K

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Screwball Comedy Comedy Romance

When his family goes away for the summer, a hitherto faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a beautiful neighbor.When his family goes away for the summer, a hitherto faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a beautiful neighbor.When his family goes away for the summer, a hitherto faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a beautiful neighbor.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

44K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Richard Sherman
(as Tommy Ewell)

Evelyn Keyes

Helen Sherman

Sonny Tufts

Tom MacKenzie

Robert Strauss

Mr. Kruhulik

Oscar Homolka

Dr. Brubaker

Marguerite Chapman

Miss Morris

Victor Moore

Plumber

Dolores Rosedale

Elaine
(as Roxanne)

Donald MacBride

Mr. Brady

Carolyn Jones

Miss Finch - Nurse

Brandon Beach

Commuter at Station
(uncredited)

Steven Benson

Kid at Train Station
(uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Commuter at Station
(uncredited)

George Chester

Porter
(uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Train Station Gateman
(uncredited)

Richard Elmore

Commuter at Station
(uncredited)

Duke Fishman

Commuter at Station
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Billy Wilder preferred shooting in black and white, but Marilyn Monroe's contract with Fox called for all of her movies to be shot in color. Monroe always thought that she looked far more attractive and glamorous in color than in black and white.

Goofs
Both Richard and his boss, who are in the book publishing industry, refer to "The Portrait of Dorian Gray". The title of the Oscar Wilde novel is "The Picture of Dorian Gray".

Quotes
The Girl: When it gets hot like this, you know what I do? I keep my undies in the icebox!

Crazy credits
When the title appears, one arm of the T in ITCH reaches down and scratches the stem of the letter.

Alternate versions
Version released in then West Germany contains some profanity.

Connections
Featured in Marilyn (1963)

Soundtracks
Piano Concerto #2
Composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff (as S. Rachmaninoff)
Played on a record and often in the score

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Featured review

9/10

So...? What's not to like?

Forget today's sex symbols...Marilyn is IT.

If Kate Moss moved into the flat above mine while my wife was out of town with the kids, I'd have no trouble resisting temptation; but, Marilyn Monroe is a force of nature. She's a fertility goddess. She is pure hourglass with a dynamite smile. In short, she is pure concentrated femininity.

This movie is a comedy, and a good one at that. The timing of Monroe and Ewell is flawless. The scene where he jumps Marilyn on the piano bench in a brief moment of passion causing them both to fall to the floor gives this brief exchange...

"I'm sorry", Ewell says, "This has never happened to me before"

Marilyn answers, while standing up and adjust her clothes, "That's funny. It happens to me all the time"...

Priceless...

The exchange between Ewell and a psychiatrist is equally well-done. The movie is a classic. It is Jack Lemmon's The Apartment, done with an attractive woman and a man who, although not in full possession of his marbles, certainly is better adjusted than Lemmon's character.

This is a must see...