Blithe Spirit [1945 film] (1945)

by David Lean (Director), Anthony Havelock-Allan (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Noel Coward (Original play), Constance Cummings (Actor), Kay Hammond (Actor), Rex Harrison (Actor), Margaret Rutherford (Actor) — 1 more, Hugh Wakefield (Actor)

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A hilarious haunting begins when novelist Charles Condomine invites an eccentric medium to dinner to probe her knowledge of the supernatural. But the wacky spiritualist unwittingly brings his first wife back to life.

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A ghost doesn't like her husband's new wife.

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It's fun and it's funny, but I'm disappointed that it's not a romantic comedy.

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Stunning Technicolor photography; beautifully clipped dialogue; artful direction; superb staging and sharp, stylised performances make for a dark, funny, comedic masterpiece. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Lean, David	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Havelock-Allan, Anthony	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Coward, Noel	Original play	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cummings, Constance	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hammond, Kay	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Harrison, Rex	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Rutherford, Margaret	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Wakefield, Hugh	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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David Lean Directs Noël Coward: In Which We Serve / This Happy Breed / Blithe Spirit / Brief Encounter by David Lean

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Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward

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Hugo Award (Nominee – Dramatic Presentation – 1946)

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A hilarious haunting begins when novelist Charles Condomine invites an eccentric medium to dinner to probe her knowledge of the supernatural. But the wacky spiritualist unwittingly brings his first wife back to life.

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