Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

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6.8	Rating (91 ratings)
6.9	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Richard Quine

Starring (View all)

James Stewart
Shepherd Henderson

Kim Novak
Gillian Holroyd

Jack Lemmon
Nicky Holroyd

Ernie Kovacs
Sidney Redlitch

Hermione Gingold
Bianca de Passe

Elsa Lanchester
Queenie Holroyd

Janice Rule
Merle Kittridge

Philippe Clay
French Singer at the Zodiac Club

Written by

Daniel Taradash
(screenplay)

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Bell Book and Candle

6 years, 6 months ago at Jul 20 4:09

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In the right role, Kim Novak’s detached glamour and chilly braininess could be used to great effect. In 1958, two of the best films to utilize her strengths as an actress and screen presence allowed for her to play roles that mirror each other in unique and strange ways. Vertigo is the more lauded classic, for obvious reasons, but Bell Book and Candle is a thoroughly enjoyable romantic comedy. ... read more

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A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead, only to fall in love with him for real.

Release date: 19 December 1958
UPC: 043396013292

Tags: Romance (9), Comedy (9), 1958 (6), 1950s (6), Witch (5), New York (4), Witchcraft (4), Fantasy (3), Based On Play (3), Cat (3), Publishing (3), Christmas (3), D.T. (2), Myth/religion (2), MMG (2), Masculine/feminine (2), Growth/healing (2), Fantasy/sci-fi (2), Spiritual Cinema (2)

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"Elsa Lanchester Most people who know Elsa Lanchester think of her as The Bride of Frankenstein, but Lanchester’s role in that film is actually rather small. For a more complete view of her skills, one need only check out Bell Book and Candle, 1958’s tale of witches in modern day New York. Lanchester plays Queenie, aka Aunty, the aunt of modern witch Kim Novak. Queenie has her own powers, which she uses primarily for tomfoolery, but they are nowhere as powerful as her niece’s. The role call"