“It TICKLES and TANTALIZES! - The funniest comedy since laughter began!”
With his family away for their annual summer holiday, a publishing executive decides to live a bachelor's life. The beautiful but ditzy blonde from the apartment above catches his eye and they soon start spending time together—maybe a little too much time!
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
Charles K. Feldman
George Axelrod
Billy Wilder
Milton Krasner
Alfred Newman
Marilyn Monroe
The Girl
Tom Ewell
Richard Sherman
Evelyn Keyes
Helen Sherman
Sonny Tufts
Tom MacKenzie
Robert Strauss
M. Kruhulik
Oskar Homolka
Dr. Brubaker
Marguerite Chapman
Miss Morris
Victor Moore
Plumber
Donald MacBride
M. Brady
Carolyn Jones
Miss Finch
Dolores Rosedale
Elaine
Kathleen Freeman
Woman at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
... and 7 more
Nutshell
A funny film, though not Wilder's best, possibly due to the limits forced here by the censor board. Monroe is at her peak here, and Tom Ewell reprises his role well from the broadway stage.
CinemaSerf
Tom Ewell is the happily married "Richard" whose family have gone away for a few weeks leaving him all alone with his manuscript and soft drinks that sound like gut-rot in a bottle! His wife "Helen" always calls him at 10pm so he must stay awake til then, and whilst waiting his vivid imagination oft...
Billy Wilder on Marilyn Monroe in THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH.
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Elle Fanning announces THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH for AFI Movie Club
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The Seven Year Itch | Theatrical Trailer | 1955
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