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Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1964
Running Times: 116 mins
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: black and white
Ratio:
Sound: mono
DIRECTION
Directed by: Bryan
Forbes
CREW
PRODUCTION
Copyright: © Beaver Films Ltd. MCMLXIV [1964]
Production Companies: An Allied Film Makers presentation a
Richard Attenborough and Bryan Forbes production
Produced by: Richard Attenborough
Associate Producer: Jack Rix
SCRIPT
Written for the screen by: Bryan
Forbes
Based on the novel by Mark McShane
DIRECTION
Assistant Director: Christopher Dryhurst
Continuity: Penny Daniels
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photographed by: Gerry Turpin
Camera Operator: David Harcourt
Camera Assistant: Gerry Anstiss
Camera Grip: Ted Lockhart
EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Edited by: Derek York
MUSIC
Music Composed, Arranged and Conducted by: John Barry
SOUND
Sound Recordist: Bill Daniels
Dubbing Editor: George Fisher
Sound Assistant: Gus Lloyd
COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Wardrobe Supervisor: Laurel Staffel
Make Up: Stuart
Freeborn
Hairdresser: Barbara Ritchie
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Ray Simm
Set Dresser: Peter James
Construction Manager: Jock Lyall
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Producers gratefully acknowledge the kind permission given by Ernest
Lough and Dr Thalben Ball for the use in the film of their original
recording of 'Hear My Prayer' (Mendelssohn)
LOCATIONS
Made at: Pinewood Studios, England
CAST
Starring
Kim Stanley (Myra Savage)
Richard Attenborough
(Bill [Savage])
with
Nanette Newman (Mrs Clayton)
Patrick Magee ([Superintendent] Walsh)
Mark Eden (Mr Clayton)
Gerald Sim ([Sergeant] Beedle)
Marian Spencer (Mrs Wintry)
Lionel Gamlin (man at seances)
and
Judith Donner as the child [Amanda Clayton]
Margaret Lacey, Marie Burke, Maria Kazan (women
at first seance)
Godfrey James (Mrs Clayton's chauffeur)
Ronald Hines (policeman outside Clayton's)
Hajni Biro (maid at Clayton's)
Diana Lambert (Mr Clayton's secretary)
Frank Singuineau (bus conductor)
Stanley Morgan (man in trilby)
Maggie McGrath (woman at second seance)
John Lees (plain clothes policeman)
PLOT SUMMARY
Fake psychic Myra convinces her weak-willed husband
Billy to kidnap the daughter of wealthy parents, planning to extort
money from the couple then offer her services as a psychic to help the
police trace the missing child. But Myra becomes more and more unhinged
as the plot continues, convinced that she can contact her long dead
son Arthur and leading Billy to believe that she doesn't care if their
victim is found dead or alive...
AVAILABILITY
UK
DVD Distributors: Carlton Visual Entertainment (3711505753)
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Artixo
Video Distributor: VidAmerica
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Finland
Rating: K-16
Sweden
Rating: 15
AWARDS
1964
National Board of Review, USA
Award Best Actress (Kim Stanley) - winner
1964
San Sebastián International Film Festival
Best Actor (Richard Attenborough) - winner (tied with Maurice Biraud
for Les aventures de Salavin (1963))
1965
Academy Awards, USA
Best Actress in a Leading Role (Kim Stanley) - nominated
British Academy Awards
Best British Actor (Richard Attenborough) - winner
Best British Cinematography: black and white (Gerry Turpin) - winner
Best British Screenplay (Bryan Forbes) - winner
Best Foreign Actress (Kim Stanley) - winner
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
Best Foreign Film (Bryan Forbes) - winner
Laurel Awards
Golden Laurel Dramatic Performance, Female (Kim Stanley) - third place
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Actress (Kim Stanley) - winner
1965
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Best British Dramatic Screenplay (Bryan Forbes) - winner
TIMELINE
1964
October
26: Sweden - theatrical release
1966
April
11: Denmark - theatrical release
1967
August
4: Finland - theatrical release
2004
January
26: UK - DVD release (Carlton Visual Entertainment (3711505753))
LINKS
SEE ALSO
Korei (2000)
REFERENCES
PERIODICALS
Radio Times 10-16 August 1985 p.16
review
BOOKS
Creature Features Strikes Again p.339
credits, review (by John Stanley)
KEYWORDS
children,
fake psychics, films
based on books, kidnappings,
séances
Last Updated:
14 June, 2009
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