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Bell, Book and Candle is a 1958 American supernatural romantic comedy film directed by Richard Quine from a screenplay by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1950 Broadway play of the same title by John Van Druten and starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon and Ernie Kovacs.
A comedy fantasy romance film starring James Stewart and Kim Novak as a modern-day witch and a publisher who fall in love. Based on a play by John Van Druten, the film features Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, and Elsa Lanchester in supporting roles.
- (13K)
- Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
- Richard Quine
- 1958-12-19
The phrase " bell, book, and candle " refers to a Latin Christian method of excommunication by anathema, imposed on a person who had committed an exceptionally grievous sin. Evidently introduced by Pope Zachary around the middle of the 8th century, [1] the rite was once used by the Latin Church .
In the late 1950s, Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak) is a modern-day witch living in New York City's Greenwich Village. When she encounters charming publisher Shepherd Henderson (James Stewart), she ...
- (17)
- James Stewart
- Richard Quine
- Phoenix Pictures
A witch casts a love spell on a publisher in this adaptation of John Van Druten's play. Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon and Hermione Gingold.
- Richard Quine, Irving Moore, Max Stein
- James Stewart
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