Seance on a Wet Afternoon
- 1964
- 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
7.7K
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A medium and her husband stage a kidnapping in order for her to pretend to solve the crime and achieve fame.A medium and her husband stage a kidnapping in order for her to pretend to solve the crime and achieve fame.A medium and her husband stage a kidnapping in order for her to pretend to solve the crime and achieve fame.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 6 nominations total
Maggie Rennie
- Woman at Second Seance
- (as Margaret McGrath)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirector Bryan Forbes looked for the house with the turret as a film location. When he went to the owner for permission, she asked who was in the movie. When told that an American actress named Kim Stanley, the woman blanched, stepped back, and said that Stanley was one of her oldest friends whom she had not seen in seventeen years.
- GoofsDuring the final séance, there is a closeup of a man's hand with a pinkie ring and gray sleeve, who is not at the table. It is a repeated shot from the previous séance, when the gray-jacketed man took part.
- Quotes
Myra Savage: You know what I sometimes wish? I sometimes wish I *were*... ordinary. Like you. Dead ordinary. Ordinary and *dead* like all the others.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Clock (2010)
- SoundtracksHear my Prayer
Written by Felix Mendelssohn (as Mendelssohn)
Played by George Thalben-Ball (as Sir George Thalben-Ball) (organ)
Sung by Ernest Lough
Featured review
This is an almost forgotten masterpiece by British director Bryan Forbes in which everything is unique.
The sound track is macabre and chilling, the story and setting: simply adorable (the atmosphere of the old house is comparable to the one in Wise's "The Haunting"), the cinematography is great, and the editing almost perfect.
The greatest plus, whatsoever, is Kim Stanley's acting. Perfection would be the right word to describe it. Regarded as being "America's finest actress", she proves what Method acting can be like in this stunning, electric performance. It's so sad that her filmography is that short! Equally good is Richard Attenborough as Stanley's weak husband. Both actors deliver a tour-de-force duel in acting -- it's great to watch!
I highly recommend this film which still -- in times of "Hannibal", and "Scream" -- gives us chills. It's the best entertainment you can get!
The sound track is macabre and chilling, the story and setting: simply adorable (the atmosphere of the old house is comparable to the one in Wise's "The Haunting"), the cinematography is great, and the editing almost perfect.
The greatest plus, whatsoever, is Kim Stanley's acting. Perfection would be the right word to describe it. Regarded as being "America's finest actress", she proves what Method acting can be like in this stunning, electric performance. It's so sad that her filmography is that short! Equally good is Richard Attenborough as Stanley's weak husband. Both actors deliver a tour-de-force duel in acting -- it's great to watch!
I highly recommend this film which still -- in times of "Hannibal", and "Scream" -- gives us chills. It's the best entertainment you can get!
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Seansa jednog kišnog popodneva
- Filming locations
- Staines Stadium, Hythe End, Staines, Surrey, England, UK(abandoned stadium)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- £143,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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