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Bell, Book and Candle

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Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

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Reviews Counted: 9 Fresh: 6  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 5.8/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

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. Academy... 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. Academy Award Nominations: 2. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Hermione Gingold

Director: Richard Quine
Composer: George Duning
Producer: Julian C. Blaustein

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 3, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1 Encoding
  • Keep Case
  • Trailers: BELL, BOOK & CANDLE; MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON; MAN FROM LARAMIE

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2/5

Realizado no mesmo ano de Um Corpo que Cai, traz Stewart e Novak sem um pingo da intensidade exibida no longa de Hitchcock. E por mais que Lemmon seja divertido, o filme soa como um ensaio mal-sucedido de A Feiticeira.

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05/13/06
Pablo Villaca
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03/25/06
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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2/5

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05/08/05
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat
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Yep, I'm going to say it: Bewitching!

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Staci Layne Wilson
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12/11/04
Emanuel Levy
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3/5

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05/24/04
Frank Swietek
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4/5

Expert film version of the play with gay subtext for days.

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05/23/04
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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3/5

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12/05/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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3/5

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04/10/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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7/10

...a charming bit of whimsy.

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04/07/01
John J. Puccio
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