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Bell Book and Candle ()

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A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead.
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 nominations.
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Shepherd Henderson
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Gillian Holroyd
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Nicky Holroyd
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Sidney Redlitch
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Bianca de Passe
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Queenie Holroyd
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Merle Kittridge
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French Singer at the Zodiac Club
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Tina - Shep's Secretary
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Andy White - Shep's Co-Publisher
The Brothers Candoli ...
Musicians at the Zodiac Club
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Mover (uncredited)
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Club Patron (uncredited)
Monty Ash ...
Herb Store Owner (uncredited)
Joe Barry ...
Exterminator (uncredited)
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Zodiac Club Proprietor (uncredited)
Willie Bloom ...
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Betty - Merle's Maid (uncredited)
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Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Musician - A Candoli Brother (uncredited)
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Musician - A Candoli Brother (uncredited)
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Ad-lib Bit (uncredited)
Jack Deery ...
Club Patron (uncredited)
Robert Haines ...
Club Patron (uncredited)
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Club Patron (uncredited)
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Waldo (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle ...
Club Patron (uncredited)
Guy Lux ...
Club Patron (uncredited)
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Gillian's Customer (uncredited)
Maurice Marks ...
Doorman (uncredited)
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Club Patron (uncredited)
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Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Joe Palma ...
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Pyewacket ...
The Cat (uncredited)
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Club Patron (uncredited)
John Truax ...
Cab Driver (uncredited)

Directed by

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Richard Quine

Written by

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Daniel Taradash ... (screenplay)
 
John Van Druten ... (play "Bell, Book and Candle")

Produced by

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Julian Blaustein ... producer

Music by

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George Duning

Cinematography by

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James Wong Howe ... director of photography

Editing by

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Charles Nelson

Editorial Department

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Eliot Elisofon ... special color consultant
Henri Jaffa ... color consultant: Technicolor
Ralph James Hall ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Cary Odell

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Louis Diage

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Jean Louis ... (gowns)

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Helen Hunt ... hair styles
Ben Lane ... makeup artist
Rhoda Donaldson ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Irving J. Moore ... assistant director (as Irving Moore)
Max Stein ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Jack Carter ... props (uncredited)
Jim Meehan ... lead man (uncredited)
Robert Pearl ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Franklin Hansen ... sound (as Franklin Hansen Jr.)
John P. Livadary ... recording supervisor (as John Livadary)
Win Hancock ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Sol Jaffe ... boom operator (uncredited)
Andy Payne ... cable person (uncredited)

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Albert Bettcher ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Robert Coburn ... still photographer (uncredited)
Johnny Cook ... best boy (uncredited)
John Field ... gaffer (uncredited)
Charles Franklin ... grip (uncredited)
Richard H. Kline ... camera operator (uncredited)
Val O'Malley ... camera operator (uncredited)
Pat Sutherland ... grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ed Ware ... wardrobe

Music Department

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Arthur Morton ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Irene Mayer Selznick ... play as produced in New York by
Scott Weldon ... stand-in
Robert E. Blair ... cat trainer (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak) is a modern-day witch living in Greenwich Village. Publisher Shep Henderson (James Stewart) moves into the apartment above hers and she becomes interested in him. When she learns that he is to marry her college nemesis Merle Kittridge (Janice Rule) the next day, Gillian uses her cat, Pyewacket, to cast a love spell on Shep. Shep is immediately enamored with Gillian and breaks up with Merle on the morning of their wedding. Gillian arranges for author Sidney Redlitch (Ernie Kovacs) to visit Shep in the hope that Shep will publish his next book, about witches in New York. When Gillian learns that her warlock brother Nicky (Jack Lemmon) is collaborating with Sidney, she worries that Shep will learn about her true nature and her spell on Shep. When she discovers that she is actually falling in love with Shep, something that will make her lose her powers, she must decide what she really wants. Written by Patrick Depew

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Taglines Getting here is half the fun... See more »
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Also Known As
  • Bell, Book and Candle (United States)
  • L'adorable voisine (France)
  • Meine Braut ist übersinnlich (Germany)
  • Em vaig enamorar d'una bruixa (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Me enamoré de una bruja (Spain)
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  • 106 min
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Budget $2,450,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Cary Grant actively sought the lead role. See more »
Goofs There are only ten signs of the zodiac decorating the doorway into the Zodiac Club. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in In Search of Kim Novak (1964). See more »
Soundtracks Jingle Bells See more »
Quotes Shepherd 'Shep' Henderson: That girl you know, Gillian Holroyd, she's one.
Merle Kittridge: A witch?
Shepherd 'Shep' Henderson: Yes!
Merle Kittridge: Shep, you just never learned to spell.
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