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Blithe Spirit

1945 film directed by David Lean
Movie film Q1141582
Blithe Spirit
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Summary

Blithe Spirit is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,829 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Special Effects[3]
  • Director: David Lean[4]
  • Screenwriter: Ronald Neame[5], Anthony Havelock-Allan[6], Noël Coward[7], David Lean[8]
  • Composer: Richard Addinsell[9]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[10], fantasy film[11], drama film[12], ghost film[13]
  • Based on: Blithe Spirit[14]
  • Cast member: Rex Harrison[15], Constance Cummings[16], Kay Hammond[17], Margaret Rutherford[18], Joyce Carey[19], Noël Coward[20], Hugh Wakefield[21]
  • Producer: Noël Coward[22]
  • Production company: Two Cities Films[23]
  • Director of photography: Ronald Neame[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Commons category: Blithe Spirit (1945 film)[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27]
  • Review score: 78%[28]
  • Color: color[29]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[30]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1945[31]
  • Distributed by: General Film Distributors[32], Netflix[33]
  • Film editor: Jack Harris[34]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Special Effects[35]
  • Title: Blithe Spirit[36]
  • After a work by: Noël Coward[37]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 6[38]
  • Duration: 102 minutes[39]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[40]

Why It Matters

Blithe Spirit has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did Blithe Spirit receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Special Effects[3].

Related Entities

David Lean film Margaret Rutherford Netflix Noël Coward Rex Harrison United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . movieretriever.com. movieretriever.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . film distribution certificate. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'nl', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', 'sv']
    Ampas collections film id → W074931
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 38363
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 71938
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Noël Coward +1
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+102'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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