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The Canterville Ghost
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The Canterville Ghost

1996-01-27 · 92 min · ★ 6.3

TV Movie · Fantasy · Drama · Family

When a teenaged girl moves to England, with her brothers and parents into the ancient Canterville Hall, she's not at all happy. Especially as there's a ghost and a mysterious re-appearing bloodstain on the hearth. She campaigns to go back home, and her dad, believing the ghost's pranks are Ginny's, is ready to send her back. But then Ginny actually meets the elusive 17th-century Sir Simon de Canterville (not to mention the cute teenaged duke next door), and she sets her hand to the task of freeing Sir Simon from his curse.

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Directors
Sydney Macartney
Production companies
Signboard Hill Productions, Anasazi Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Patrick StewartPatrick StewartSir Simon de Canterville
Neve CampbellNeve CampbellVirginia 'Ginny' Otis
Joan SimsJoan SimsMrs. Umney
Donald SindenDonald SindenMr. Umney
Cherie LunghiCherie LunghiLucille Otis
Leslie PhillipsLeslie PhillipsGeorge, Lord Canterville
Daniel BettsDaniel BettsFrancis, Duke of Cheshire
Edward WileyEdward WileyHiram Otis
Ciarán FitzgeraldCiarán FitzgeraldAdam Otis
Raymond PickardWashington Otis
Paul BrightwellPaul BrightwellVicar

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