The Canterville Ghost
An American family takes up residence at Canterville Chase, a London mansion long haunted by the ghost Sir Simon De Canterville, a presence that has endured for three centuries.
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Elizabeth Sankey
Kim Burdon
Robert Chandler
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Well there's never going to be a better version of this than Charles Laughton's 1944 iteration, but this is still actually quite a watchable adaptation of Oscar Wilde's short story. It centres around an American family who relocate to creaky and spooky old "Canterville Chase" - a stately pile that is reputedly haunted by a menacing spectre. The "Otis" family have three children and after the odd eerie visitation, they become distinctly unafraid of their haunting buddy - indeed they are soon trying to find some way of helping "Sir Simon" to lift the curse that has trapped him in limbo for some three hundred years and also to reunite him with his long lost love before the Grim Reaper wins the day. The animation is adequate and there are plenty of whimsical goings on - it's just that the story is over-stretched, there's way too much dialogue and I actually find this works better with real people/scenarios. Animation offers too few limitations on the creative ghostliness and so at times this looks a little too much like an episode of "Scooby Do". Maybe daft to write, but it isn't quite real enough for me! Still, it's good that this story is still doing the rounds - it's a fun tale of true love that's stood the test of time well.
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The directors of The Canterville Ghost are Elizabeth Sankey, Kim Burdon, and Robert Chandler.
The cast of The Canterville Ghost includes Stephen Fry as Sir Simon de Canterville (voice), Toby Jones as The Reverend Chasuble (voice), Giles New as The Colonel / Guests (voice), Imelda Staunton as Mrs Umney (voice), Freddie Highmore as Henry Duke of Cheshire (voice), Bill Lobley as Lord Monroe (voice), David Harewood as Hiram Otis (voice), Meera Syal as Lucretia Otis (voice), Lynne Seymour as Mrs Borsakov / Guests (voice), Hugh Laurie as Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice), Miranda Hart as Algernean Van Finchley (voice), Emily Carey as Virginia Otis (voice), and more.
The duration of The Canterville Ghost is 1h 29 mins.
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The Canterville Ghost was released on 22 Sep 2023.
The Canterville Ghost is listed under Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, and TV Movie on Fanbiz.
The Canterville Ghost has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Well there's never going to be a better version of this than Charles Laughton's 1944 iteration, but this is still actually quite a watchable adaptation of Oscar Wilde's short st..."
