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Secret Ceremony poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.8 / 100
1968·Drama / Thriller / Mystery·1h 49m

SECRET CEREMONY

“It's time to speak of unspoken things...”

A penniless woman meets a strange girl who insists she is her long-lost mother and becomes enmeshed in a web of deception, and perhaps madness.

Above the Line
Joseph Losey·DirectorGeorge Tabori·ScreenplayMarco Denevi·StoryGerry Fisher·Director of PhotographyRichard Rodney Bennett·Original Music ComposerReginald Beck·Editor
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor·LeonoraMia Farrow·CenciRobert Mitchum·AlbertPeggy Ashcroft·HannahPamela Brown·HildaRobert Douglas·Sir Alex Gordon (uncredited)George Howell·First Cleaner (uncredited)Penelope Keith·Hotel Assistant (uncredited)Roger Lloyd Pack·Cleaner (uncredited)Angus MacKay·Vicar (uncredited)
Full Crew
(14 credits)
Directing· 1
Joseph Losey·Director
Writing· 2
George Tabori·ScreenplayMarco Denevi·Story
Camera· 1
Gerry Fisher·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Reginald Beck·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Richard Rodney Bennett·Original Music ComposerHugh Strain·Sound RecordistLes Hammond·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 4
Richard Macdonald·Production DesignSue Yelland·Costume DesignJohn Clark·Art DirectionJill Oxley·Set Decoration
Production· 2
John Heyman·ProducerNorman Priggen·Producer
By the Numbers
70.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Secret Ceremony's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#336699
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Mood
Mysterious, Unsettling
Composition
Layered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Collage

“The poster features a dark blue background with a central figure of a woman with long dark hair, wearing a white sleeveless dress and white socks, in a crouchin”

thrillerdrama
Atmosphere
Dark, Cold
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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