Blithe Spirit

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

7.019451h 36m

Released

Comedy

Fantasy

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1945-04-05

Runtime1h 36m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Keywords

based on play or musical

Videos

1 total

Trailer

Blithe Spirit (1945) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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Cast & Crew

Rex Harrison

as Charles Condomine

Constance Cummings

as Ruth Condomine

Kay Hammond

as Elvira Condomine

Margaret Rutherford

as Madame Arcati

Hugh Wakefield

as Dr. George Bradman

Joyce Carey

as Violet Bradman

Jacqueline Clarke

as Edith

Marie Ault

as Cook (uncredited)

Johnnie Schofield

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

Noël Coward

as Narrator (uncredited)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Jul 1, 2022

7/10

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 …

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