The canterville ghost is a story of contrast american vs. With freddie highmore, hugh laurie, imelda staunton, toby jones. Unfortunately, the cantervilles are a timorous lot and simon is out of luck. While vacationing in an old english manor, a family is bothered by an ancient ghost. A girl befriends a mischievous english ghost trying to scare her family his descendants back to america. Oct 04, 2015 the canterville ghost was a film ive been dying to see, especially as it was released the same year as her indelible performance as tootie in meet me in st.
One final note before the story youll note its subtitled a hyloidealistic romance. Adapted from the classic oscar wilde short story, the canterville ghost is the tale of an american family who inherit an english castle, and with it, the castle ghost. It starred charles laughton as a ghost doomed to haunt an english castle and robert young as his american relative called upon to perform an act of bravery to redeem him. A story complete with scares and laughter, a headless ghost, gypsies and true love. It was shot at eastnor castle in england and stars john gielgud, ted wass, andrea marcovicci and alyssa milano. The whimsical oscar wilde fantasy yarn the canterville ghost is updated to ww2 in this economical but attractively produced mgm filmization. The canterville ghost film completo, streaming ita, vedere. Canterville nemesis is a lowly gardener who is revealed to be death himself. Oscar wildes classic tale of a stately home and its spectral resident is set to appear on screens again, this time in the form of a cartoon movie. Charles laughton as the ghost, robert young and margaret obrien conjure peals of merry laughter out of an exuberant, ingenious comedy based on an oscar wilde tale and cleverly directed by jules dassin. The canterville ghost 1986 film wikipedia republished.
When an american family comes to england to claim their inherited ancient ancestral castle, the restless spirit of sir simon, refusing to share his home, instigates all manner of fiendish tricks. The best reason for seeing the canterville ghost is stewarts performance. The canterville ghost is a 1986 americanbritish madefortelevision syndicated fantasycomedy film based on the canterville ghost by oscar wilde, directed by paul bogart. A young american couple inherits an english castle, only to find that it is haunted by the spirit of a disgraced ancestor, doomed to stay on the estate because of his cowardice. The canterville ghost tv is a film directed by sydney macartney with patrick stewart, neve campbell, joan sims, donald sinden, year. The canterville ghost, oscar wilde the canterville ghost is a novella by oscar wilde. Toonz coproduces animated oscar wildes the canterville. The canterville ghost 1986 ecco una breve sintesi di the canterville ghost film completo. Gis to become heroes in the canterville ghost 1944, directed by jules dassin. Parents need to know that the canterville ghost is a rather mild ghost story that will likely frighten only the youngest or most sensitive viewers. When a teenaged girl moves to england, with her brothers and parents into the ancient canterville hall, shes not at all happy.
When an american family moves into a haunted mansion in england, the familys teenage daughter could be the key in fulfilling a prophecy and finally set the houses ghost free. With patrick stewart, neve campbell, joan sims, donald sinden. You can read more about the canterville ghost adaptation here. Charles laughton has immense fun as the titular ghost, although hes up staged by the wonderous and precocious margaret obrien the same year she stole. The canterville ghost patrick stewart gives an outstanding performance in the title role of this highspirited new adaptation of oscar wildes classic tale of mystery, romance and adventure. The canterville ghost is a 1996 family film directed by sydney macartney. Hugh laurie and stephen fry voice animated the canterville. Clearly enjoying himself, he relishes the opportunity to frighten children, spout shakespeare, and moon over his lost love. Not much oscar wilde left, but this version of the canterville ghost, which updates the story to ww2 with american gis billeted to canterville castle, is still a good fun, lush mgm production. Miranda hart, stephen fry, hugh laurie to star in the. The canterville ghost 1944 journeys in classic film. During world war ii, a group of american soldiers lodge themselves in an english castle, where they encounter a 300yearold ghost who. The canterville ghost, a british animated feature film with the voices of stephen fry, hugh laurie, and miranda hart, originally intended for release in 2016 3 and unreleased as of december 2019.
The project gutenberg ebook of the canterville ghost, by. When the young girl discovers that he is bound to roam the house until he performs a heroic deed, she helps. While the suspense and scariness is tame compared to other movies about haunted houses, the movie is still includes lots of smoke, thunder, lightning, and suspenseful music. From the 1996 vhs classic fairy tales from around the world. Everything you need to know about the canterville ghost movie.
Voice talent for the new film includes stephen fry, hugh laurie, imelda staunton, miranda hart, and toby jones. Her and robert young give heartwarming performances in a film thats all about the war seen through the tale of a cowardly ghost seeking redemption. The canterville ghost by oscar wilde is a short story. Sir john gielgud stars as a 300yearold cantankerous ghost who finds a new unexpected friend in a modern american teenager in the canterville ghost. The fun begins as the unsuspecting otis family moves into the stately, rambling rooms of canterville hall where young virginia neve campbell meets up with the castles resident specter. The canterville ghost original trailer a ghost charles laughton who died a coward tries to inspire u. The canterville ghost is a 1986 americanbritish madefortelevision syndicated comedy fantasy horror film based on the 1887 short story the canterville ghost by oscar wilde, directed by paul bogart. Mar 20, 2012 initial thoughts on the canterville ghost by oscar wilde the canterville ghost. The canterville ghost is a 1944 fantasycomedy film directed by jules dassin, loosely based on the 1887 short story of the same title by oscar wilde. With john gielgud, ted wass, andrea marcovicci, alyssa milano. The canterville ghost photos view all photos 1 movie info. View the tcmdb entry for the canterville ghost 1944.