The Canterville Ghost
6.6
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 only way he can escape is if one of his descendants performs an heroic act, something he intends to get the husband to do.
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Cast
14 people
Ted Wass
Harry Canterville
Known for
Blossom
Soap
Andrea Marcovicci
Lucy Canterville
Known for
The Stuff
The Hand
Alyssa Milano
Jennifer "Jenny" Canterville
Known for
Charmed
Insatiable
John Gielgud
Sir Simon de Canterville
Known for
The Elephant Man
Gandhi
Lila Kaye
Mrs. Umney
Known for
An American Werewolf in London
Nuns on the Run
Harold Innocent
Hummle Umney (voice)
Known for
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
The Tall Guy
George Baker
Uncle Hesketh
Known for
I, Claudius
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Dorothea Phillips
Aunt Gretchen
Known for
Santa Claus: The Movie
Carry On Loving
Bill Wallis
Fenton Cook
Known for
The Bourne Identity
House of Cards
Brian Oulton
Uncle George
Known for
Young Sherlock Holmes
The Million Pound Note
Deddie Davies
Aunt Caroline
Known for
The Railway Children
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
Spencer Chandler
Paul Blaine
Also in
The Field
10 Seconds to Win
Paul Bogart Director · Oscar Wilde Author Howard Blake Composer
United States release December 31, 1986 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States · Production Inter Hemisphere
Production
Pound Ridge Films
Production
Inter Hemisphere
Production
United Kingdom · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 31, 1986
Theatrical
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