''Rough Magic'' is a 1995

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directed by Clare Peploe, starring

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and

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. The screenplay was written by Robert Mundi, William Brookfield, and Clare Peploe. ''Rough Magic'' is based on the 1944 novel ''Miss Shumway Waves a Wand'' by British novelist

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; that novel had previously been adapted as the 1962 French-Argentine film ''

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''.

Cast

as Myra Shumway *

as Alex Ross *

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as Doc Ansell * Kenneth Mars as Magician * D. W. Moffett as Cliff Wyatt * Paul Rodriguez as Diego

Production

Filming locations in

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; and

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Release

The film was released in France on August 30, 1995 and in the United States on May 30, 1997.

External links

* 1995 films 1995 comedy films American comedy films Films based on works by James Hadley Chase Films based on British novels Films set in the 1950s Films set in Mexico Films shot in Mexico Films about magic 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub