The Canterville Ghost

TV Movie
1997
Unrated
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

211

YOUR RATING

Comedy Fantasy Romance

An American millionaire moves into an historic and imposing mansion, which comes complete with its very own eccentric ghost.An American millionaire moves into an historic and imposing mansion, which comes complete with its very own eccentric ghost.An American millionaire moves into an historic and imposing mansion, which comes complete with its very own eccentric ghost.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

211

YOUR RATING

4User reviews

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Trivia
When Sir Simon crashes the party, one of the guests cries out "Oh, my prophetic soul!" This is what Hamlet says when he realizes he speaking to his father's ghost in "Hamlet".

Quotes
Virginia Otis: Tread lightly she is near/under the snow/speak gently she can hear/the daisies grow/All her bright golden hair/tarnished with rust/she that was young and fair/fall into dust/lily light as snow/she hardly knew/she was a woman/so sweetly she grew

Connections
Version of The Canterville Ghost (1944)

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Featured review

9/10

Funny Than Frightening!

I never knew Oscar Wilde wrote this story before I watched it on DVD. Ian Richardson was terrific as Simon De Canterville. The cast is excellent especially Celia Imrie as the American Wife and Rolf Saxon as the rich American who bought the mansion and estate with its alleged ghosts. Edna Dore is a terrific British actress who appears here as the longtime housekeeper. Pauline Quirke played the psychic. As for the film, it is an engaging and entertaining story about an American family who buys into the manor. The film is probably more funny than frightening. I bought the DVD to see my favorite actor, Rolf Saxon, as Hiram Otis. The film is highly amusing and entertaining overall.