The Seven Year Itch
It TICKLES and TANTALIZES! - The funniest comedy since laughter began!
It TICKLES and TANTALIZES! - The funniest comedy since laughter began!
Comedy, Romance
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1955
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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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Details
Runtime:
105 min
Release date:
3 Jun 1955
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$1,800,000
Revenue:
$12,000,000
Awards:
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 3 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Despite the script's cleverness, the presence of Tom Ewell, who is a first rate comedian and Oscar Homolka, who has long been a first rate actor, the entire film continually misses fire and fizzles out, like defective fireworks.
– Delmore Schwartz,
The New Republic,
23 Jan 2013
fresh:
What counts is that laughs come thick and fast, that the general entertainment is light and gay.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
15 Aug 2007
rotten:
Although it was directed by Billy Wilder, this 1955 CinemaScope classic sometimes seems presided over by Frank Tashlin, with its satire of 50s puritanism and its use of wimpy Tom Ewell.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
15 Aug 2007
rotten:
Monroe flaunts her attributes too blatantly, and seems less human because of it, while George Axelrod's play, fresh and risque in the '50s, now appears a little obvious and over-plotted.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
So arresting is Monroe's presence that when she's not on-screen, we wait impatiently, wondering, Where have you gone, Mrs. DiMaggio?
– Melissa Anderson,
Village Voice,
19 Jul 2005