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Blithe Spirit (1945) [NR]

Release Date:
April 5, 1945

Original Title:
Blithe Spirit

Alternate Titles:
Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit
To Poniron Pnevma
Колишня з того світу

Genres:
Comedy | Fantasy

Production Companies:
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Noel Coward-Cineguild
Two Cities Films

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 6  BR: 10  GB: U  PT: M/12  SE: 15  US: NR 

Runtime: 96

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An English mystery novelist invites a medium to his home, so she may conduct a séance for a small gathering. The writer hopes to gather enough material for the book he's working on, as well as to expose the medium as a charlatan. However, proceedings take an unexpected turn, resulting in a chain of supernatural events being set into motion that wreak havoc on the man's present marriage.

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Art Direction:
C.P. Norman

Assistant Director:
George Pollock

Assistant Editor:
Norah Walsh

Boom Operator:
Percy Dayton
George Paternoster

Costume Designer:
Rahvis

Director:
David Lean

Director of Photography:
Ronald Neame

Editor:
Jack Harris

Hairdresser:
Vivienne Walker

Makeup Artist:
Tony Sforzini

Original Music Composer:
Richard Addinsell

Producer:
Noël Coward

Screenplay:
Noël Coward
Anthony Havelock-Allan
Ronald Neame
David Lean

Set Decoration:
Arthur Taksen

Special Effects:
Tom Howard

Theatre Play:
Noël Coward

Unit Manager:
Norman Spencer
Sydney Streeter

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Hilda Collins

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