Blithe Spirit
During a séance conducted for the skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, Madame Arcati—the self-proclaimed spiritualist—accidentally conjures the spirit of his late first wife Elvira, triggering an increasingly tangled love triangle with Ruth, his wife of five years.
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David Lean
George Pollock
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You can't really go wrong with David Lean adapting Noël Coward in a film about poor old Rex Harrison ("Charles") and three on-form women: two of whom he married - Constance Cummings ("Ruth)" and Kay Hammond ("Elvira") and the other is the source of most of his woes - spiritual medium Margaret Rutherford ("Madama Arcati"). Right from the start, the pace of the dialogue is witty and engaging. Harrison - who can be terribly wooden on occasion, is well up for this spiritual lark as a seance at his home - under the supervision of the dotty Rutherford - releases his former wife "Elvira" back into his life where only he can see her; and she decides to cause the maximum amount of mayhem for her former husband and his new wife "Ruth". The nature of the story keeps the cast small, and the action is end-to-end with plenty to make you smile as well to appreciate the dynamics of wedded "bliss". It's a dream - though more of a nightmare for Rex!
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The directors of Blithe Spirit are David Lean and George Pollock.
The cast of Blithe Spirit includes Hugh Wakefield as Dr. George Bradman, Johnnie Schofield as R.A.C. Man Directing Traffic (uncredited), Marie Ault as Cook (uncredited), Margaret Rutherford as Madame Arcati, Constance Cummings as Ruth Condomine, Rex Harrison as Charles Condomine, Joyce Carey as Violet Bradman, Kay Hammond as Elvira Condomine, and Jacqueline Clarke as Edith.
The duration of Blithe Spirit is 1h 36 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Blithe Spirit trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
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Blithe Spirit was released on 05 Apr 1945.
Blithe Spirit is listed under Comedy and Fantasy on Fanbiz.
Blithe Spirit has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "You can't really go wrong with David Lean adapting Noël Coward in a film about poor old Rex Harrison ("Charles") and three on-form women: two of whom he married - Constance Cumm..."
