Secret Ceremony
Seen it?1968 | 109 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Sixth Sense, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1968: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
64% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide on a $3 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 18K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joseph Losey
- Elizabeth TaylorLeonora
- Mia FarrowCenci
- Robert MitchumAlbert
- Peggy AshcroftHannah
- Pamela BrownHilda
- Robert DouglasSir Alex Gordon (uncredited)
- George HowellFirst Cleaner (uncredited)
- Penelope KeithHotel Assistant (uncredited)
- Roger Lloyd PackCleaner (uncredited)
- Angus MacKayVicar (uncredited)