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Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Was it magic... Or murder they planned?

19647.21h 51m

Overview

Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.

Directed by Bryan Forbes
Written by Bryan Forbes, Mark McShane
Produced by Bryan Forbes, Richard Attenborough
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Top Cast

Kim Stanley

Kim Stanley

Myra

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Bill

Margaret Lacey

Margaret Lacey

Woman at first Seance

Marie Burke

Marie Burke

Woman at first Seance

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Maria Kazan

Woman at first Seance

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Lionel Gamlin

Man at Seances

M

Marian Spencer

Mrs. Wintry

Godfrey James

Godfrey James

Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur

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Judith Donner

Amanda

Ronald Hines

Ronald Hines

Policeman outside Clayton's

Themes & Keywords

london, englandhusband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookransomkidnappingmediumworking classblack and whitemental illnessoccultséancebritish new waveloss of childstillbirth

About Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Seance on a Wet Afternoon is a crime, thriller, drama film released in 1964 exploring themes of london, england, husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, ransom, kidnapping, medium. Directed by Bryan Forbes, it stars Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Margaret Lacey. Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.

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