Seance on a Wet Afternoon
1964 · Movie · 116 min · ★ 7.2
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1964
- Release date
- 1964-06-19
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 116 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (116 votes)
Themes
- london, england
- husband wife relationship
- based on novel or book
- ransom
- kidnapping
- medium
- working class
- black and white
- mental illness
- occult
- séance
- british new wave
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1965 · nominated
Cast & crew
Kim Stanley
as Myra
Richard Attenborough
as Bill
Margaret Lacey
as Woman at first Seance
Marie Burke
as Woman at first Seance
- MK
Maria Kazan
as Woman at first Seance
- LG
Lionel Gamlin
as Man at Seances
Marian Spencer
as Mrs. Wintry
Godfrey James
as Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur
- JD
Judith Donner
as Amanda
Ronald Hines
as Policeman outside Clayton's
Directed by Bryan Forbes