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Director:
Sydney Macartney
Writers (WGA):
Oscar Wilde (short story)
Robert Benedetti (teleplay)
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Release Date:
27 January 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Family | Drama | Fantasy more
Plot:
Adaption of the famous Oscar Wilde tale about a young American girl that helps a British ghost find rest and forgiveness. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination more
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Cast

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Patrick Stewart ... Sir Simon de Canterville

Neve Campbell ... Virginia 'Ginny' Otis
Joan Sims ... Mrs. Umney
Donald Sinden ... Mr. Umney
Cherie Lunghi ... Lucille Otis
Edward Wiley ... Hiram Otis
Leslie Phillips ... George, Lord Canterville
Daniel Betts ... Francis, Duke of Cheshire
Ciarán Fitzgerald ... Adam Otis
Raymond Pickard ... Washington Otis
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for some haunting moments.
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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
USA:PG | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Knebworth House, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Company:
Anasazi more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Virginia 'Ginny' Otis: When a gentle girl can win a prayer from out the lips of sin/when a child gives up tears and the baron almond bears/when the silent chapel bell sounds the ghostly sinners knell/then shall all the house be still, and peace shall come to Canterville. more
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Oscar Wilde is laughing at you, 19 March 2009
3/10
Author: Viorica8957 from Canada

There's a certain irony in a parody of the Gothic genre being turned into a mess of clichés by filmmakers who either had no idea what the story's purpose was, or just didn't care. All of the hallmarks of your average family film are present- rambunctious younger siblings, a grumpy teenager who doesn't want to move, unsympathetic parents who are unable to see the apparition, and of course a romantic subplot. The movie has very little in common with Wilde's original story, which was largely written to poke fun at the melodramatic Gothic novellas that were all the rage at the time. If Wilde saw this version, he'd probably laugh- and then of course, write a parody. One can only hope that the children who watched this bland, mass-produced pap eventually discovered the wit and sparkle of the original version.

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