The Seven Year Itch Subtitled VHS Video Marilyn Monroe Richard, who works for a magazine company, has his wife and children leave for vacation. Conveniently, a beautiful woman moves in upstairs in the same apartment building. Being prone to fantasizing due to his job, he immediately begins to imagine an affair with her... A comedy depicting the chaos that ensues when a henpecked middle-aged man harbors the desire to stray after seven years of marriage. "The Seven Year Itch" (Japanese title: 七年目の浮気, Shichinenme no Uwaki) is a 1955 American comedy film. Directed by Billy Wilder. Produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Starring Tom Ewell and Marilyn Monroe. Directed by: Billy Wilder Screenplay by: Billy Wilder George Axelrod Based on: George Axelrod's "The Seven Year Itch" Produced by: Billy Wilder Charles K. Feldman Starring: Marilyn Monroe Tom Ewell Music by: Alfred Newman Cinematography by: Milton Krasner Edited by: Hugh S. Fowler Production Companies: Charles K. Feldman Group 20th Century Fox Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Release Dates: United States: June 3, 1955 Japan: November 1, 1955 Running time: 105 minutes