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The Seven Year Itch is a 1955 American romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder. The screenplay was written by Wilder and George Axelrod, with production handled by Wilder and Charles K. Feldman. The cast includes Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, Evelyn Keyes, and Robert Strauss. The film was produced by 20th Century Studios and distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix.
Set and filmed in New York City, the movie features music by Alfred Newman and cinematography by Milton Krasner. It has a runtime of 101 minutes according to some records, while others list it as 105 minutes. The film was released on June 3, 1955, and September 9, 1955. It received an "Approved" rating and was nominated for one BAFTA Award, with two wins and three nominations total. Audience ratings include a 7.0 score on IMDb and an 84% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Film · TMDB
7.0When his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new neighbor.
Cast
- Marilyn Monroe as The Girl
- Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman
- Evelyn Keyes as Helen Sherman
- Sonny Tufts as Tom MacKenzie
- Robert Strauss as M. Kruhulik
- Oskar Homolka as Dr. Brubaker
Themes
- adultery
- husband wife relationship
- subway
- married couple
- marriage contract
- neighbor
- writer
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
45,417 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
84%
- Year
- 1955
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 3 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Directed by
- Billy Wilder
- Screenplay by
- George Axelrod , Billy Wilder
- Based on
- The Seven Year Itch , by George Axelrod
- Produced by
- Charles K. Feldman , Billy Wilder
- Starring
- Marilyn Monroe , Tom Ewell
- Cinematography
- Milton R. Krasner
- Edited by
- Hugh S. Fowler
- Music by
- Alfred Newman
- Production company
- Charles K. Feldman Group Productions
- Distributed by
- 20th Century-Fox
- Release dates
- June 3, 1955 ( 1955-06-03 ) (New York City) June 17, 1955 ( 1955-06-17 ) (Los Angeles)
- Running time
- 105 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $1.8 million
- Box office
- $12 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- The seven-year itch
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Seven Year Itch
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Screenwriter
- George Axelrod
- Cast member
- Sonny Tufts
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Producer
- Charles K. Feldman
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Milton Krasner
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 197320
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Opening title from The Seven Year Itch trailer.jpg
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- Commons category
- The Seven Year Itch
- publication date
- 1955-00-00
- Commons gallery
- The Seven Year Itch
- film editor
- Hugh S. Fowler
- title
- The Seven Year Itch
- production designer
- George Davis
- costume designer
- William Travilla
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- box office
- 12000000
- capital cost
- 1800000
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Encyclopedic overview
The Seven Year Itch is a 1955 American romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder, who co-wrote the screenplay with George Axelrod. Based on Axelrod's 1952 play, the film stars Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell, with the latter reprising his stage role. It contains one of the most iconic pop culture images of the 20th century, in the form of Monroe standing on a subway grate as her white dress is blown upwards by a passing train. The titular phrase, which refers to waning interest in a monogamous relationship after seven years of marriage, has been used by psychologists.
Plot
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