Blithe Spirit

Based On the book by Noël Coward

Blithe Spirit is a 1945 British supernatural black comedy film directed by David Lean. The screenplay by Lean, cinematographer Ronald Neame and associate producer Anthony Havelock-Allan, is based on Noël Coward's 1941 play of the same name, the title of which is derived from the line "Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert" in the poem "To a Skylark" by Percy Bysshe Shelley. The song "Always", written by Irving Berlin, is an important plot element in Blithe Spirit.

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Release date:

1945

Director:

David Lean

Cast:

Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond, Margaret Rutherford, Joyce Carey

Genre:

Fantasy, Drama, Romantic comedy, Ghost

Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

1945 in adaptations