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Budget. $1.8 million. Box office. $12 million. The Seven Year Itch is a 1955 American romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder, from a screenplay he co-wrote with George Axelrod from the 1952 three-act play. The film stars Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell, who reprised his stage role.
A professional reader for a publishing company must endure the dog days of a New York summer alone while his wife and son spend time at an oceanside resort. To pass the lonely hours, the overly-imaginative book reader fantasizes about a young model who is lodging temporarily in the upstairs apartment.
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Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A married man whose wife is on vacation falls for the blonde bombshell upstairs. Cast & Crew. Read More. Billy Wilder. Director. Marilyn Monroe. The girl. Tommy Ewell. Richard Sherman. Evelyn Keyes. Helen Sherman. Sonny Tufts. Tom MacKenzie. Robert Strauss. Krahulik.
In the midst of a summer heat wave, New Yorker Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) ships his wife, Helen (Evelyn Keyes), and their son off to Maine for vacation.
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4 days ago · The Seven Year Itch, American comedy film, released in 1955, that was an adaptation of a hit Broadway show of the same name and featured a memorable performance by Marilyn Monroe. Reprising his Broadway role, Tom Ewell played Richard Sherman, a middle-aged book editor whose wife and son are leaving.
In summertime in Manhattan, the plain and average Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) sends his wife and son for vacation in the country. Sherman is the key man of a publishing firm, Brady & Company, which publishes cheap pocket books. The faithful Sherman has a routine life with his family and dreams on being successful with women.
