Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit (1945)

Elvira is the kind of gal who can turn an evening into a night you'll never forget!

While holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly complex love triangle with Ruth, his current wife of five years.

Date of release
1945-04-05
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (174)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy
Director
David Lean

Casting

  • Rex Harrison — Charles Condomine
  • Constance Cummings — Ruth Condomine
  • Kay Hammond — Elvira Condomine
  • Margaret Rutherford — Madame Arcati
  • Hugh Wakefield — Dr. George Bradman
  • Joyce Carey — Violet Bradman
  • Jacqueline Clarke — Edith
  • Marie Ault — Cook (uncredited)
  • Johnnie Schofield — R.A.C. Man Directing Traffic (uncredited)
  • Noël Coward — Narrator (uncredited)

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