Directed by:
Billy WilderCinematography:
Milton R. KrasnerComposer:
Alfred NewmanCast:
Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, Evelyn Keyes, Sonny Tufts, Robert Strauss, Oskar Homolka, Marguerite Chapman, Victor Moore, Donald MacBride, Carolyn Jones (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
It's possible that the legendary scene in which Marilyn Monroe's dress is blown skyward while she stands on a subway grating now dwarfs Billy Wilder's adaptation of George Axelrod's hit stage comedy in the same way that the 50-foot billboard of the scene bestrode Times Square in 1955. It stars Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman, a middle-aged book publisher who remains in Manhattan while his wife and son go off to the country on vacation. Once alone, he's consumed with sexual fantasies about various women from his past as well as the eye-popping model/actress (Marilyn Monroe), who's just moved into the apartment above. Hoping for some action, he invites his neighbor to dinner, but the combination of his amusingly nervous bumbling and her belief in the innocence of his intentions guarantees that nothing happens. Despite his guiltlessness, he begins to imagine that his fantasies are being broadcast nationwide, with his wife part of an eager audience. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Soundtracks
Love is a Many-Splendored Thing / The Seven Year Itch
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Kritzerland Records
Year: 2012
Country: USA
Format: CD
Notes: Limited edition.
| 1. | LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING: Main Title | Alfred Newman | |
| 2. | The Moon Festival | Alfred Newman | |
| 3. | Destiny | Alfred Newman | |
| 4. | Waking The Sleeping Tiger | Alfred Newman | |
| 5. | Give Me Your Hand | Alfred Newman | |
| 6. | Departure | Alfred Newman | |
| 7. | Chung-King | Alfred Newman | |
| 8. | Third Uncle | Alfred Newman | |
| 9. | The Eurasians | Alfred Newman | |
| 10. | Gifts Of Jade | Alfred Newman | |
| 11. | The Cablegram | Alfred Newman | |
| 12. | The High Hill | Alfred Newman | |
| 13. | Macao | Alfred Newman | |
| 14. | Viendras Tu Ce Soir | Alfred Newman | |
| 15. | The Fortune Teller | Alfred Newman | |
| 16. | Mark And Han Suyin | Alfred Newman | |
| 17. | Mark's Letter | Alfred Newman | |
| 18. | God Has Been Good (Finale) | Alfred Newman | |
| 19. | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (Source) | Alfred Newman | |
| 20. | House Of Bamboo (Source) | Leigh Harline | |
| 21. | THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH: Main Title / Indian Music | Alfred Newman | |
| 22. | The Girl Upstairs I | Alfred Newman | |
| 23. | The Girl Upstairs II | Alfred Newman | |
| 24. | All About Love | Alfred Newman | |
| 25. | Finale | Alfred Newman |