The Canterville Ghost

TV Movie
1988
24m

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The poor ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by performing a brave deed. An Am... Read allThe poor ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by performing a brave deed. An American family moves in and finds the ghost amusing, but a young girl in the family can rel... Read allThe poor ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by performing a brave deed. An American family moves in and finds the ghost amusing, but a young girl in the family can release him - if she dares.

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Dick Orkin

Sir Simon de Canterville
(voice)

Brian Cummings

Lord Canterville
(voice)

Lewis Arquette

Hiram B. Otis
(voice)
(as Louis Arquette)

Susan Blu

Virginia Otis
(voice)

Janet Waldo

Lucretia Otis
(voice)

Michael Sheehan

Washington Otis
(voice)

Nancy Cartwright

Ned Otis
(voice)

Mona Marshall

Ted Otis
(voice)

Kathleen Freeman

Mrs. Umney
(voice)

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8CountVladDracula

beautiful story

This is a classic story in true Oscar Wilde wit and flair. It's both haunting and funny. It's a fairy tale for all ages. In this story a young American girl helps to free the tormented spirit that haunts an old English castle. It's very well written and a beautiful tale for all ages. It's too bad this wasn't the best adaptation.

The best adaptation of The Canterville ghost, in my opinion, has to be the version with Patrick Stewart as the ghost, it was made for television in 1996. Though set in the 1990s it's very true to the book. The worst adaptation of the Canterville ghost, in my opinion, is the version set in 1944. It had been turned into blatant war propaganda and was almost unrecognizable, it's plot having nearly nothing at all to do with the original story by Oscar Wilde, which is a true classic.