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Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit

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19457.01h 36m

Overview

A harmless séance at a novelist's home summons the ghost of his glamorous first wife.

Directed by David Lean
Written by Noël Coward, Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allan
Produced by Noël Coward
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Top Cast

Rex Harrison

Rex Harrison

Charles Condomine

Constance Cummings

Constance Cummings

Ruth Condomine

Kay Hammond

Kay Hammond

Elvira Condomine

Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Madame Arcati

Hugh Wakefield

Hugh Wakefield

Dr. George Bradman

Joyce Carey

Joyce Carey

Violet Bradman

Jacqueline Clarke

Jacqueline Clarke

Edith

Marie Ault

Marie Ault

Cook (uncredited)

Johnnie Schofield

Johnnie Schofield

R.A.C. Man Directing Traffic (uncredited)

Noël Coward

Noël Coward

Narrator (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

love trianglemarried coupleexorcismmediumbased on play or musicalmurdertranceauthormaidwidowernovelistscrewball comedyghostséancemystery writer

About Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit is a comedy, fantasy film released in 1945 exploring themes of love triangle, married couple, exorcism, medium, based on play or musical, murder. Directed by David Lean, it stars Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond. A harmless séance at a novelist's home summons the ghost of his glamorous first wife.

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