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The Canterville Ghost is a film of genre Drama released in USA on 27 january 1996 with Patrick Stewart

The Canterville Ghost (1996)

The Canterville Ghost
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Released in USA 27 january 1996
Length 1h32
Genres Drama,    Science fiction,    Thriller,    Comedy,    Fantasy
Rating61% 3.098013.098013.098013.098013.09801

The Canterville Ghost is a 1996 family film directed by Sydney Macartney. The mystery, romance, and adventure stars Patrick Stewart and Neve Campbell; it is based on an 1887 Oscar Wilde short story of the same title which was serialized in the magazine The Court and Society Review. This story has been adapted to film and made-for-TV movies several times since the original film of the same name.

Synopsis

Hiram Otis comes to England with his wife, daughter and two sons on a research grant; he and his family will live in a castle called Canterville Hall. But the Castle is haunted by the ghost of a deceased ancestor, Sir Simon de Canterville, doomed to remain on the estate after the death of his wife; his goal is to send the family packing so he begins a ghostly reign of terror: reappearing bloodstains, clanking chains, haunting moans. As is revealed by Lord Canterville (Sir Simon's descendant) and the servants Mr. and Mrs. Umney, numerous people have stayed at Canterville Hall in the last few years and have all been scared away by Sir Simon - the locals start betting on how long the Otis family will stay.

Actors

Patrick Stewart

(Sir Simon de Canterville)
Neve Campbell

(Virginia 'Ginny' Otis)
Cherie Lunghi

(Lucille Otis)
Raymond Pickard

(Washington Otis)
Joan Sims

(Mrs. Umney)
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