Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)

Original title

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Directed by

Bryan Forbes

Genre

drama film, crime film, thriller film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

16

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 118 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mentally unstable medium persuades her husband to kidnap a child. She plans to help the police solve the crime to gain fame for her abilities.

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What happens

Séance on a Wet Afternoon is a 1964 British crime thriller film, directed by Bryan Forbes, and starring Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Nanette Newman, Mark Eden and Patrick Magee. Based on the 1961 novel by Mark McShane, the film follows Myra Savage, a mentally unstable medium who convinces her husband Billy to kidnap Amanda Clayton, a child, so she can help the police solve the crime and achieve renown for her abilities. Stanley was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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