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Enchantment is a american film of genre Drama directed by Irving Reis released in USA on 25 december 1948 with David Niven
Enchantment (1948)
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Add to a movie listEnchantment (1948) is a romantic film starring David Niven and Teresa Wright, directed by Irving Reis, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and based on the novel Take Three Tenses by Rumer Godden.
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In World War II London, a bold American servicewoman named Grizel Dane (Evelyn Keyes) pays a visit to her granduncle, aged General Sir Roland 'Rollo' Dane (David Niven), looking for a place to stay. At first reluctant to disturb his routine, Rollo soon gives in.Actors
David Niven
(Roland Dane)
Teresa Wright
(Lark Ingoldsby)
Evelyn Keyes
(Grizel Dane)
Farley Granger
(Pax Masterson)
Jayne Meadows
(Selina Dane)
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