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Basic facts

Original title Bell Book and Candle
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1959-03-18

Cast

James Stewart
Sheperd "Shep" Henderson

Kim Novak
Gillian Holroyd

Jack Lemmon
Nicky Holroyd

Ernie Kovacs
Sidney Redlitch

Hermione Gingold
Mrs. De Pass

Elsa Lanchester
Queenie

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Alternative title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist

Cast

James Stewart Sheperd "Shep" Henderson
Kim Novak Gillian Holroyd
Jack Lemmon Nicky Holroyd
Ernie Kovacs Sidney Redlitch
Hermione Gingold Mrs. De Pass
Elsa Lanchester Queenie
Janice Rule Merle Kittridge
Philippe Clay den franske sångaren
Bek Nelson sekreteraren
Howard McNear Andy White, Sheps förläggare
Wolfe Barzell ägaren till Zodiac Club
Joe Barry insektsutrotare
Gail Bonney Merles hemhjälp
Monty Ash ägaren till kryddbutiken

Companies

Production Company Columbia Pictures Corporation
Phoenix Productions Inc.
Copyright Phoenix Productions Inc. 1958
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Columbia Film AB 1959

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 93362
Date 1959-01-19
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2800 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system RCA Sound System
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Length in minutes 106 min


Original work

Original title Bell, Book and Candle (Play)
Author John Van Druten


Release dates

First showing 1958-12-25 New York City, New York USA
Release in Sweden 1959-03-18 Grand Stockholm Sweden 102 min
TV showing 1982-06-06 TV2 Sweden
1995-04-12 Kanal 1 Sweden
1995-06-30 TV2 Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints 12
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio



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