Seance on a Wet Afternoon
“Was it magic... Or murder they planned?”
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.
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Kim Stanley
Myra
Known for
The Right Stuff
Frances
Richard Attenborough
Bill
Known for
Jurassic Park
The Great Escape
Margaret Lacey
Woman at first Seance
Known for
Diamonds Are Forever
Island of Terror
Marie Burke
Woman at first Seance
Known for
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
Maria Kazan
Woman at first Seance
Also in
The Wrong Box
Lionel Gamlin
Man at Seances
Also in
The Whisperers
War and Order
Marian Spencer
Mrs. Wintry
Known for
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
Godfrey James
Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur
Known for
At the Earth's Core
The Land That Time Forgot
Judith Donner
Amanda
No other roles listed
Ronald Hines
Policeman outside Clayton's
Known for
Jack the Ripper
Dunkirk
Hajni Biro
Maid at Clayton's
No other roles listed
Mark Eden
Mr. Clayton
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Coronation Street
Bryan Forbes Director · Mark McShane Author John Barry Composer
United States release November 5, 1964 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Beaver Films
Production
Allied Film Makers
Production
Beaver Films
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United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 19, 1964
Theatrical
United States · November 5, 1964
Theatrical
France
January 18, 1967 · Theatrical
Germany
December 14, 2023 · Physical
Italy
June 4, 1968 · Theatrical
Spain
March 21, 1965 · Theatrical
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