Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Movie·1964·1h 56m

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Was it magic... Or murder they planned?

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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The Story

Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.

Producer

Bryan Forbes, Richard Attenborough

Cinematography

Gerry Turpin

Music

John Barry

Editor

Derek York

Themes

london, englandhusband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookransomkidnappingmediumworking classblack and whitemental illnessoccultséancebritish new wave

Production House

Allied Film Makers
Beaver Films

Audience Score

72%

115 votes

Skip9%
Timepass21%
Go for it38%
Perfection32%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Kim Stanley

Kim Stanley

Myra

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Bill

Margaret Lacey

Margaret Lacey

Woman at first Seance

Marie Burke

Marie Burke

Woman at first Seance

Maria Kazan

Woman at first Seance

Lionel Gamlin

Man at Seances

Marian Spencer

Marian Spencer

Mrs. Wintry

Godfrey James

Godfrey James

Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur

Judith Donner

Amanda

Ronald Hines

Ronald Hines

Policeman outside Clayton's

Hajni Biro

Maid at Clayton's

Mark Eden

Mark Eden

Mr. Clayton

Nanette Newman

Nanette Newman

Mrs. Clayton

Diana Lambert

Mr. Clayton's Secretary

Frank Singuineau

Bus Conductor

Gerald Sim

Gerald Sim

Beedle

Stanley Morgan

Man in Trilby

Maggie Rennie

Maggie Rennie

Woman at Second Seance

// crew

Crew

Bryan Forbes

Bryan Forbes

Director, Screenplay, Producer

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Producer

John Barry

John Barry

Original Music Composer

Gerry Turpin

Director of Photography

Derek York

Editor

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