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Overview

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5.2/10   118 votes
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Director:
William Castle
Writers:
Nathaniel Benchley (novel)
Ben Starr (writer)
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Release Date:
July 1967 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Horror more
Tagline:
Kiss-Hungry Girl Ghosts Looking for a Live Lover in a Haunted House of Mayhem. more
Plot:
A couple and their teenage son rent a haunted New England seaside house, and their summer vacation turns into a ghost-hunt. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Extremely amusing horror/comedy. more

Cast

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Sid Caesar ... Ben Powell

Vera Miles ... Kate Powell
Barry Gordon ... Steve Powell
John McGiver ... Uncle George
Cass Daley ... Felicity Twitchell
Ricky Cordell ... Miles Thorpe

Mary Wickes ... Gloria Tritt
Jesse White ... Fess Dorple
Robert Donner ... Ebenezer Twitchell
Nestor Paiva ... Felicity's Father
Doodles Weaver ... Booper Mellish
Jay C. Flippen ... Mother
Jill Townsend ... Jenny / Priscilla Weems / Carol Weems

John Astin ... Dr. Frieden
Harvey Lembeck ... Capt. Pederson
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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | USA:Unrated

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Last film role for Nestor Paiva. more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Extremely amusing horror/comedy., 7 July 2003
10/10
Author: HumanoidOfFlesh from Chyby, Poland

"The Spirit Is Willing" is very funny.This is a late 60's William Castle ghost comedy which has Sid Caesar in a cast.Of course the film isn't as good as earlier Castle's horror films like "House on Haunted Hill","Macabre" or "Thirteen Ghosts",but the level of humour is really high,so everyone who enjoy good horror/comedies won't be disappointed.7 out of 10-still if you want something truly creepy check out "Macabre" or "Homicidal" first!

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