Bell, Book And Candle

Starring: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, et al.

Meet Gillan Holroyd (Kim Novak), Greenwich Village's most seductive sorceress. Powerful, glamorous,and a wee bit bored, Gillian knows that witches can't fall in love. But they can have fun... especially if their lover belongs to another woman! So when Gillian discovers handsome new neighbor Shep Henderson (James Stewart) is the fiance of an old college nemesis (Janice Rule), she promptly puts the befuddled publisher under her spell. But while her sex hex may have heated up Shep's heart, it has also unthawed her own, leading to a romantic complication that not even Pyewacket, Gillian's mind-reading cat, could have foreseen. Presented in eye popping Technicolor transfer that beautifully captures James Wong Howe's stunning cinematography, BELL, BOOK and CANDLE co-starring Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Hermione Gingold and Elsa Lanchester is "a delightful spoof on witchcraft with the cast members at their very best." - The Motion Picture Guide

• Format: Blu-ray
• UPC: 043396564053
• Release Date: January 2020
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Sony
• Director: Richard Quine
• Starring: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Hermione Gingold, Elsa Lanchester, Janice Rule, Phillippe Clay, Bek Nelson, Howard McNear
• Runtime: 1 hour, 43 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: ntsc
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 5.3" x 0.4"

Customer Reviews

Who is to say what magic is?

This is a Christmas story that may have a more Halloween feel. Shep Henderson takes a new apartment. Little does he know that the other residents are witches. Gil Holroyd (Kim Novak) sort of likes Shep and wonders if she can get his affection without witchery. She also finds that Shep's girlfriend (Janice Rule) is an old adversary. Now the fun begins. Will Gill Get Shep? Will Shep find out that Gill is a witch? Who is to say what love is? Kim Novak “Boys' Night Out” Jack Lemmon “The Apartment” Elsa Lanchester “The Bride of Frankenstein” I have seen the play several times, and the movie is just as good, if not better. My favorite scene is when Shepherd Henderson (James Stewart) is forced to drink a disgusting liquid. And Bianca De Pass (Hermione Gingold) says, “Drink it while it still has strength.” The look on his face is priceless. Speaking of Hermione Gingold, she was good in this movie; however, I think of her in “The Music Man,” whereas Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn returns a book to the library and says, “It's a smutty book” with that Gingold look. Ernie Kovacs plays another character, Sidney Redlitch. You do not see many films with him in them. However, if you can get your hands on it, “Wake me when it's over” is a great comedy in which he plays a fighter pilot. He also starred in North to Alaska (1960) as a sort of Snidely Whiplash. After watching this movie, can you imagine how many people now have cats named Pyewacket?