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.
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The Seven Year Itch
1955 EN 105 min
Overview
When his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new neighbor.
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Release date
03/06/1955
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1,005
Popularity
5.1
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)
Doro Merande
Waitress at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
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Ron Nyman
Indian (uncredited)
Tom Nolan
Ricky Sherman (uncredited)
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Ralph Littlefield
Man at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
Dorothy Ford
Indian Girl / Tall Beauty at Train Station (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
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Steven Benson
Kid at Train Station (uncredited)
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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 often kicks in! That's only more concentrated when his new upstairs neighbour (Marilyn Monroe) calls in to say hello. He's smitten! She is the epitome of his desires and as their friendship blossoms, he finds his fantasies become racier and racier, more and more fanciful and all entirely unfulfilled! W…
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