The Canterville Ghost

TV Movie
19961996
PGPG
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

2.5K

YOUR RATING

Neve Campbell and Patrick Stewart in The Canterville Ghost (1996)

Family Drama Fantasy

When an American family moves into a haunted mansion in England, the family's teenage daughter could be the key in fulfilling a prophecy and finally set the house's ghost free.When an American family moves into a haunted mansion in England, the family's teenage daughter could be the key in fulfilling a prophecy and finally set the house's ghost free.When an American family moves into a haunted mansion in England, the family's teenage daughter could be the key in fulfilling a prophecy and finally set the house's ghost free.

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

2.5K

YOUR RATING

- Syd Macartney
- Oscar Wilde(short story)
- Robert Benedetti(teleplay)
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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 5 wins & 1 nomination total

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Neve Campbell in The Canterville Ghost (1996)

Ciarán Fitzgerald and Raymond Pickard in The Canterville Ghost (1996)

Daniel Betts, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Cherie Lunghi, Raymond Pickard, and Edward Wiley in The Canterville Ghost (1996)

Neve Campbell and Daniel Betts in The Canterville Ghost (1996)

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Trivia
Simon (Sir Patrick Stewart) re-enacts a scene with Virginia from Hamlet where the title character is speaking with his father's ghost, who reveals he was slain by his own brother Claudius. Sir Patrick Stewart played Claudius in Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980), and Hamlet (2009).

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 barren 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.

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Version of The Canterville Ghost (1944)

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7/10

Enjoyable, family friendly, somewhat hokey movie. Patrick Stewart shines as always.

This movie was quite enjoyable. Patrick Stewart is great in everything and this was no exception, he transformed his ghost character to be engaging and sympathetic. Neve brought charm and warmth. The rest of the cast were pretty good, some better than others. I didn't give it a full 10 stars because certain scenes were a bit too hokey, eg. the portrait scene with Sir Canterville and Neve (anyone who saw it will know what I mean - harks back to hammy 80s photos) and the father character was a little too smarmy and annoying. There will be no plot surprises but all up it was an interesting and entertaining 1.5 hour movie.

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