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Seance on a Wet Afternoon
“Was it magic... Or murder they planned?”
7.3 / 10• 1964• 1h 56m•NR• English
CrimeThrillerDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Kim Stanley
Myra
Lead
Richard Attenborough
Bill
Margaret Lacey
Woman at first Seance
Marie Burke
Woman at first Seance
MK
Maria Kazan
Woman at first Seance
LG
Lionel Gamlin
Man at Seances
Marian Spencer
Mrs. Wintry
Godfrey James
Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bryan Forbes's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Seance on a Wet Afternoon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
