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 actual 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

7/10

An Itch Worth Scratching...

Poor Richard Sherman's got himself in such a state, he's been mesmerised and is starting to fixate, a screen goddess lives upstairs, summertime is for affairs, now he's drinking, smoking, getting quite irate; as his wife has left the city for the country, and middle age makes him behave, quite dumbly, it's the itch of seven years, that's interfering with his gears, but just a scratch will turn his world, fragile and crumbly.

Fair play to him though, as I suspect most men in his position wouldn't behave the same way when presented with a new neighbour who's innocent exhibition and confiding character (along with a number of other engaging attributes) are so overwhelmingly enticing, especially to the archetypal 1950s middle aged man.