| The Seven Year Itch | |
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| Directed by | Billy Wilder |
| Screenplay by | George Axelrod Billy Wilder |
| Based on | The Seven Year Itch 1952 play by George Axelrod |
| Produced by | Charles K. Feldman Billy Wilder |
| Starring | Marilyn Monroe Tom Ewell |
| Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
| Edited by | Hugh S. Fowler |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| 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. It contains one of the most iconic pop-culture images of the 20th century – Monroe standing on a subway grate as her white dress is blown upwards by a passing train.[1] The titular phrase, which refers to a waning interest in monogamous relationship after seven years of marriage, has been used by psychologists.[2]
- ^ "The Seven Year Itch". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Dalton, Aaron (January 1, 2000). "The Ties That Unbind". Psychology Today. Retrieved December 31, 2016.