Blithe Spirit (1945)
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.
Director:
David Lean
Writers:
Noël Coward, David Lean, Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allan.
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Rex Harrison as Charles Condomine |
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Constance Cummings as Ruth Condomine |
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Kay Hammond as Elvira Condomine |
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Margaret Rutherford as Madame Arcati |
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Hugh Wakefield as Dr. George Bradman |
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Joyce Carey as Violet Bradman |
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Jacqueline Clarke as Edith |
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Marie Ault as Cook (uncredited) |
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Johnnie Schofield as R.A.C. Man Directing Traffic (uncredited) |
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Noël Coward as Narrator (uncredited) |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Sforzini | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vivienne Walker | Hairdresser |
| Production | Sydney Streeter | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Tom Howard | Special Effects |
| Directing | David Lean | Director |
| Writing | Noël Coward | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Noël Coward | Screenplay |
| Production | Noël Coward | Producer |
| Sound | Richard Addinsell | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ronald Neame | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jack Harris | Editor |
| Art | C.P. Norman | Art Direction |
| Art | Arthur Taksen | Set Decoration |
| Directing | George Pollock | Assistant Director |
| Production | Norman Spencer | Unit Manager |
| Editing | Norah Walsh | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hilda Collins | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Percy Dayton | Boom Operator |
| Sound | George Paternoster | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rahvis | Costume Designer |
| Writing | David Lean | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ronald Neame | Screenplay |
| Writing | Anthony Havelock-Allan | Screenplay |