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Pair · Actress and director

David Lean made Blithe Spirit with Margaret Rutherford

David Lean directed Margaret Rutherford in Blithe Spirit (1945).

Although she made her film debut in 1936, it was Rutherford's turn as Madame Arcati in David Lean's film of Blithe Spirit (1945) that established her in films.

Margaret Rutherford · authors · CC BY-SA 4.0

David Lean

1908–1991
  • Director

British director, born in Croydon. Won the Golden Bear, the Academy Award for Best Director, the Golden Globe for Best Director and one other major prize. Nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

The film

By release year
  1. 1945 · Romantic comedy, Fantasy · 102 min · United Kingdom

    Blithe Spirit

    David Lean: director · Margaret Rutherford: actress

    Music: Richard Addinsell

    Camera: Ronald Neame

    Written by: David Lean, Noël Coward

    Produced by: Noël Coward

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