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The Noel Coward/David Lean combination which turned out such dramas as Brief Encounter and This Happy Breed sets its sights on the viewer's funny bone with Blithe Spirit. Rex Harrison plays a novelist, newly married to straight-laced Constance Cummings. Via a seance, Harrison accidentally summons the spirit of his first wife, .. Read more

Starring	Rex Harrison, Kay Hammond, Margaret Rutherford, Joyce Carey
Director	David Lean
Genres	Drama

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- - 8
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  Oldie but goodie
  
  The film's stage origins are clear to see but they only add to its charm.
  
  With Rex Harrison and Margaret Rutherford on the team, you can't go... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Edso
  - DORSET
  - 02 Oct 2004 at 17:59
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  What's not to like?
  
  What is there not to like about about a slick play thats been made into a slick film and gone on to become a classic piece of British Cinema? I believe Noel ... read more »
  
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- - ash53
  - 53 reviews
  - newbury
  - 16 Aug 2011 at 16:08
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  Slow burner.
  
  A film of it`s time,the forties. A bit too ponderous and very wordy.It has to be I suppose,Noel Coward wrote it and he is the master wordsmith. I felt it was ... read more »
  
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- - Lotofun
  - 27 reviews
  - Maidenhead
  - 25 Feb 2011 at 16:29
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  - 1
  Blithe Spirit
  
  Unfortunately this disc was returned by mistake before I had seen it. I hope to get it later: I like Noel Coward,s plays..
  
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  - Abingdon
  - 20 Apr 2010 at 22:21
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  Retained the essence
  
  This film had the sense to keep all that's best of the original play. Personally I'd not have picked Margaret Rutherford for the medium. However, Rex ... read more »
  
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  - East Grinstead
  - 01 Apr 2010 at 17:33
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  Worth it
  
  A really fun, well directed, well acted classic. Thoroughly enjoyed it. If you like the old fashioned b&w Sunday afternoon type film, you'll love this... read more »
  
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- - JoP
  - 23 reviews
  - London
  - 06 May 2009 at 14:22
- - 0
  - 0
  A classic
  
  Lovely recall of an earlier period of British film-making. Wonderful acting and directing of an uncomplicated and witty story. A feel-good film.
  
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- - filmwatcher
  - 83 reviews
  - Brixham
  - 04 Apr 2009 at 11:59
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  - 0
  Great Fun
  
  This is a fun and very well put together example of this very well known play. Sure, the effects are a little obvious but when you take into account of when it ... read more »
  
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- - SnaxMuppet
  - 8 reviews
  - Saltash, England
  - 01 Mar 2009 at 20:11
- - 1
  - 0
  Blithe Spirit
  
  Great, good old-fashioned Saturday afternoon matinee!!
  
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- - Sreenie
  - 123 reviews
  - The Midlands
  - 02 Aug 2008 at 11:49
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  Interesting
  
  My husband wanted to rent this as he is doing the lighting for the play in Oxford this summer. I thought it was dreadful but he thought it was interesting and ... read more »
  
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  - Oxford,England
  - 27 Apr 2006 at 09:46
- - 3
  - 0
  Delightful, colourful comedy
  
  As the opening sequences explain, 'Blithe Spirit' is a fairy tale for grown-ups, and like many fairy tales it has a sting in the tail. Not quite the ... read more »
  
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  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 13 Jun 2005 at 10:27
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- - 8
  - 0
  Oldie but goodie
  
  The film's stage origins are clear to see but they only add to its charm.
  
  With Rex Harrison and Margaret Rutherford on the team, you can't go... read more »
  
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- 310610
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Edso
  - DORSET
  - 02 Oct 2004 at 17:59
- - 6
  - 1
  Witty Noel Coward film
  
  Beautifully directed by David Lean, Rex Harrison looks dishy. Very witty too.
  
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  - London
  - 23 Dec 2003 at 18:52
- - 3
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  Delightful, colourful comedy
  
  As the opening sequences explain, 'Blithe Spirit' is a fairy tale for grown-ups, and like many fairy tales it has a sting in the tail. Not quite the ... read more »
  
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  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 13 Jun 2005 at 10:27
- - 2
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  A delightfully nostalgic film
  
  I loved it! My partner hated it. If you're into good old-fashioned, wholesome & witty sillyness, then this is for you. Margaret Rutherford is as ... read more »
  
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  - Liverpool, England
  - 05 Apr 2005 at 23:50
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  Blithe Spirit
  
  Great, good old-fashioned Saturday afternoon matinee!!
  
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- - Sreenie
  - 123 reviews
  - The Midlands
  - 02 Aug 2008 at 11:49
- - 0
  - 0
  Interesting
  
  My husband wanted to rent this as he is doing the lighting for the play in Oxford this summer. I thought it was dreadful but he thought it was interesting and ... read more »
  
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  - Oxford,England
  - 27 Apr 2006 at 09:46
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  Fab!
  
  This is such a fantastic adaptation of the Noel Coward play. Plenty of dark undertones...the ending is slightly different to the original. But, I guess the ... read more »
  
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- - katyholl
  - Hertfordshire
  - 23 May 2005 at 10:02
- - 0
  - 0
  Great Fun
  
  This is a fun and very well put together example of this very well known play. Sure, the effects are a little obvious but when you take into account of when it ... read more »
  
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- 718355
- - SnaxMuppet
  - 8 reviews
  - Saltash, England
  - 01 Mar 2009 at 20:11
- - 0
  - 0
  A classic
  
  Lovely recall of an earlier period of British film-making. Wonderful acting and directing of an uncomplicated and witty story. A feel-good film.
  
  Report this review
- 737659
- - filmwatcher
  - 83 reviews
  - Brixham
  - 04 Apr 2009 at 11:59
- - 0
  - 0
  Worth it
  
  A really fun, well directed, well acted classic. Thoroughly enjoyed it. If you like the old fashioned b&w Sunday afternoon type film, you'll love this... read more »
  
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- 753206
- - JoP
  - 23 reviews
  - London
  - 06 May 2009 at 14:22

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  The Noel Coward/David Lean combination which turned out such dramas as Brief Encounter and This Happy Breed sets its sights on the viewer's funny bone with Blithe Spirit. Rex Harrison plays a novelist, newly married to straight-laced Constance Cummings. Via a seance, Harrison accidentally summons ...