The Seven Year Itch (1955)★ 7.3/10

Approved · US · 105 min · June 1, 1955

Comedy
Romance

Written by: Billy Wilder, George Axelrod

Left alone in sweltering Manhattan while his wife and son vacation, middle-aged publisher Richard Sherman battles guilt and temptation as his overactive imagination fixates on his stunning upstairs neighbor, testing his resolve against the allure of forbidden desire.

Original title

The Seven Year Itch

Storyline

Richard Sherman, a middle-aged Manhattan publisher, sends his wife and son away for the summer, staying behind in the sweltering city to work. Initially resolved to remain faithful, his life takes a turn when he meets his upstairs neighbor—a stunning, carefree blonde temporarily renting the apartment. What begins as innocent interaction spirals into a battle with his overactive imagination, fueled by temptation.

Rating

7.3 / 10 · 46,100

Companies

Charles K. Feldman Group, Twentieth Century Fox, 20th Century Fox, Fox Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Twentieth Century Fox Film Company, Centrala Wynajmu Filmów, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Hollywood Suite, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Magnetic Video, Filmes Castello Lopes, 20th Century Fox Video, Regie Cassette Vidéo (RCV), CBS/Fox, CBS/Fox Home Video, Fox Vidéo, NHK-BS2, NHK Kyôiku, Fox Video, France 3, Finnkino, PFC Vidéo, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 20th Television

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