The Seven Year Itch
Directed by: Billy Wilder
1955 105 min DCP
Part of: Billy Wilder: Ready for His Close-Up
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Part of Billy Wilder: Ready for His Close-Up
Celebrating both Wilder and the 100th birthday of Marilyn Monroe, the Heights’ presents the iconic SEVEN YEAR ITCH. Middle-aged exec Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) is alone—his wife and kid are at a camp to escape the summer heat. Sweltering and lonely, bored with his life and marriage, Sherman is stunned to see the girl who subleased the apartment upstairs (Monroe), and begins to seriously consider some hanky-panky. A tremendous hit in its day, THE SEVEN YEAR itch showcases Monroe’s incredible comic timing and is as damning a portrait of mid-century male privilege.
When his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new neighbor.
Billy Wilder
Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell
1955
105 min
Comedy