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Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit
★ 6.9/10•1945•1h 36m•NR•Comedy•Fantasy

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.

David Lean · Director

Noël Coward · Screenplay

David Lean · Screenplay

Ronald Neame · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 36m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 5, 1945

Actors

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)

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