| The Canterville Ghost | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sydney Macartney |
| Written by | Oscar Wilde (story) Robert Benedetti (teleplay) |
| Starring | Patrick Stewart Neve Campbell |
| Studio | Geneon |
| Distributed by | Hallmark |
| Release date(s) | 1995 |
| Running time | 92 min. |
| Language | English |
The Canterville Ghost is a 1995 family film directed by Sydney Macartney. The mystery, romance, and adventure stars Patrick Stewart and Neve Campbell; it is based on an 1887 Oscar Wilde short story of the same title which was serialized in the magazine The Court and Society Review. This story has been adapted to film and made-for-TV movies several times since the original film of the same name.
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Hiram Otis comes to England with his wife, daughter and two sons on a research grant; he and his family will live in a castle called Canterville Hall. But the Castle is haunted by the spirit of a disgraced ancestor, Sir Simon de Canterville, doomed to remain on the estate after the death of his wife; his goal is to send the family packing so he begins a ghostly reign of terror: reappearing bloodstains, clanking chains, haunting moans.
Harry accuses his teenaged daughter, Ginny, of committing a prank that was orchestrated by her brothers to scare the ghost; he threatens to send her home. Ginny, however, meets the ghost (the prankster) and befriends him; she also becomes friends with the teenaged Duke next-door. Ginny and the Duke set in place a plan to release Sir Simon from his 400+-year curse. A classic story of redemption and forgiveness, told through a comic lens. Located at Knebworth House, Stevenage, Herts.