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Directed by | Edward Hall |
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Based on | Blithe Spirit 1941 play by Noël Coward |
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Cinematography | Ed Wilde |
Edited by | Paul Tothil |
Music by | Simon Boswell |
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Distributed by | Sky |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $890,492[1][2] |
Blithe Spirit is a 2020 British supernatural black comedy film directed by Edward Hall and starring Dan Stevens, Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Judi Dench, Emilia Fox, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Adil Ray, Michele Dotrice, and Aimee-Ffion Edwards. The film was based upon the 1941 play of the same name by Noël Coward, adapted for the screen by Nick Moorcroft, Meg Leonard, and Piers Ashworth.
Blithe Spirit had its world premiere at the 2020 Mill Valley Film Festival, and was released in the United Kingdom on 15 January 2021. The film received generally negative reviews from critics.[3][4]