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The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

1974TV Movie⏱️ 1h 0m
ComedyFamilyFantasy
6.9
IMDB Rating
183 votes

The poor ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville (David Niven) 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 ...

Director
Robin Miller
Writers
Oscar Wilde, Robin Miller
Stars
Isla Blair, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore
Release Date
March 10, 1975
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 7
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Isla Blair
Isla Blair
as Lady Stutfield
Maurice Evans
Maurice Evans
as Lord Canterville
James Whitmore
James Whitmore
as Hyram B. Otis
Audra Lindley
Audra Lindley
as Mrs. Otis
Lynne Frederick
Lynne Frederick
as Virginia Otis
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Robert Doran
as Jefferson 'Stars' Otis
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Christopher Morris
as Lincoln 'Stripes' Otis
Flora Robson
Flora Robson
as Mrs. Umney
David Niven
David Niven
as The Ghost - Sir Simon de Canterville
Nicholas Jones
Nicholas Jones
as Charles, Duke of Cheshire

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Production
HTV West, Buricia Productions, Polytel

🎯 Categories

ComedyFamilyFantasy

⭐ Featured Review

Lame version
by lor_2024-06-05

"One of my sci-fi/horror/fantasy reviews written 50 years ago: Directed by Walter C. Miller; Produced by Timothy Burrill and Joseph Cates for HTV/Buricia Productions; Telecast in America by NBC-TV. Screenplay by Robin Miller, based on Oscar Wilde's story; Music by Carl Davis. Starring: David Niven, James Whitmore, Lynne Frederick, Flora Robson, Audra Lindley, Maurice Evans, Christopher Morris, Nicholas Jones, Elizabeth Tyrrell and Isla Blair. Incredibly poor, watered-down, shot on videotape TV version aimed at the most infantile of audiences. Virtually unwatchable, contains hammy, theatri..."

💡 Did You Know?

David Niven and Lynne Frederick became close friends after working together on this movie.

📖 Synopsis

The poor ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville (David Niven) 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 ...