Bell, Book and Candle (1958) | |
| Director(s) | Richard Quine |
| Producer(s) | Julian Blaustein |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Fantasy, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Romance (Comic) |
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Bell, Book and Candle Overview:
Bell, Book and Candle (1958) was a Fantasy - Romance Film directed by Richard Quine and produced by Julian Blaustein.
SYNOPSIS
Great cast in supernatural romantic comedy. When urban witch Novak casts a spell on Stewart to lure him away from a snooty former schoolmate, she finds the spell rebounding due to the intercession of a more powerful witch (Gingold). Lemmon and comic genius Kovacs add lots of laughs.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1958 --- Ceremony Number 31 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Cary Odell; Set Decoration: Louis Diage | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Jean Louis | Nominated |
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Quotes from
Gillian 'Gil' Holroyd:
[to James Stewart, who lives one floor above her] It's nice having you over me.
Shepherd 'Shep' Henderson: I may sound like a lunatic, but I'm not crazy!
Merle Kittridge: Are you trying to say you're... *jilting* me?
Shepherd 'Shep' Henderson: W-well, that's a very heavy word, Merle. It's a very heavy word. Let's just say that we're... uncoupling.
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Shepherd 'Shep' Henderson: I may sound like a lunatic, but I'm not crazy!
Merle Kittridge: Are you trying to say you're... *jilting* me?
Shepherd 'Shep' Henderson: W-well, that's a very heavy word, Merle. It's a very heavy word. Let's just say that we're... uncoupling.
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Facts about
Cary Grant actively sought the lead role.
The title "Bell, Book and Candle" is a reference to excommunication, which is performed by bell, book and candle. It is opened with "Ring the bell, open the book, light the candle," and closed with "Ring the bell, close the book, quench the candle."
James Stewart celebrated his fiftieth birthday during filming.
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The title "Bell, Book and Candle" is a reference to excommunication, which is performed by bell, book and candle. It is opened with "Ring the bell, open the book, light the candle," and closed with "Ring the bell, close the book, quench the candle."
James Stewart celebrated his fiftieth birthday during filming.
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