The Canterville Ghost (1995 TV)
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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
.
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.
Family film
A family film is a film genre that is designed to appeal to a variety of age groups and, thus, families.In December 2005, Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came first in a poll of the 100 Greatest Family Films. The genre today generates billions of dollars per annum.Family...
directed
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
by Sydney Macartney. The mystery, romance, and adventure stars Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart
Sir Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE is an English film, television and stage actor, who has had a distinguished career in theatre and television for around half a century...
and Neve Campbell
Neve Campbell
Neve Adrianne Campbell is a Canadian actress. After beginning her career on stage, and on numerous commercials, she starred on the Canadian television series Catwalk. She then rose to international fame on the Golden Globe-winning 1990s television series Party of Five, playing the role of teenager...
; it is based on an 1887 Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
short story of the same title
The Canterville Ghost
"The Canterville Ghost" is a popular short story by Oscar Wilde, widely adapted for the screen and stage. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in the magazine The Court and Society Review in February 1887. It was later included in a collection of short stories entitled...
which was serialized in the magazine The Court and Society Review
The Court and Society Review
The Court and Society Review was a British literary magazine published between 1885 and 1888.Founded in July 1885 as The Court and Society Journal, the magazine changed its name to The Court and Society Review with its 1 October 1885 edition...
. This story has been adapted to film and made-for-TV movies several times since the original film of the same name
The Canterville Ghost (1944 film)
The Canterville Ghost is a 1944 fantasy/comedy film directed by Jules Dassin, loosely based on the short story of the same title by Oscar Wilde...
.
Plot
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
Knebworth House
Knebworth House is a country house in the civil parish of Knebworth in Hertfordshire, England.-History and description:The home of the Lytton family since 1490, when Thomas Bourchier sold the reversion of the manor to Sir Robert Lytton, Knebworth House was originally a genuine red-brick Late Gothic...
, Stevenage, Herts.
Awards
- Emmy - 1996 - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special - Ernest Troost
- Family Film Award - 1996 - Best Actor - TV - Patrick StewartPatrick StewartSir Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE is an English film, television and stage actor, who has had a distinguished career in theatre and television for around half a century...
- Family Film Award - 1996 - Best Actress - TV - Neve CampbellNeve CampbellNeve Adrianne Campbell is a Canadian actress. After beginning her career on stage, and on numerous commercials, she starred on the Canadian television series Catwalk. She then rose to international fame on the Golden Globe-winning 1990s television series Party of Five, playing the role of teenager...
- Family Film Award - 1996 - Best Television Film - Sydney Macartney
- Family Film Award - 1996 - Outstanding Television Film - Robert Benedetti
- Saturn AwardSaturn AwardThe Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within...
- 1997 - Best Single Genre Television Presentation (nomination)
Cast
- Patrick StewartPatrick StewartSir Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE is an English film, television and stage actor, who has had a distinguished career in theatre and television for around half a century...
- Sir Simon de Canterville (The Ghost) - Neve CampbellNeve CampbellNeve Adrianne Campbell is a Canadian actress. After beginning her career on stage, and on numerous commercials, she starred on the Canadian television series Catwalk. She then rose to international fame on the Golden Globe-winning 1990s television series Party of Five, playing the role of teenager...
- Virginia 'Ginny' Otis - Daniel Betts - Francis, Duke of Cheshire
- Cherie LunghiCherie LunghiCherie M. Lunghi is an English film, television and theatre actress. She is probably best known for her role as Guinevere in the 1981 film Excalibur, as football manageress Gabriella Benson in the 1990s television series The Manageress and for starring in a series of adverts for Kenco coffee. She...
- Lucille Otis - Edward WileyEdward WileyEdward Wiley is an actor who appeared in film and television throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He also directed an episode of Real Stories of the Highway Patrol called Missouri.- Filmography :* S.F.W. ... as Mr. Spab* NYPD Blue...
- Hiram (Harry) Otis - Joan SimsJoan SimsJoan Sims was an English actress best remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, and latterly for playing Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.-Early life:...
- Mrs. Umney - Donald SindenDonald SindenSir Donald Alfred Sinden CBE is an English actor of theatre, film and television.-Personal life:Sinden was born in Plymouth, Devon, England, on 9 October 1923. The son of Alfred Edward Sinden and his wife Mabel Agnes , he grew up in the Sussex village of Ditchling, where their home doubled as the...
- Mr. Umney - Leslie PhillipsLeslie PhillipsLeslie Samuel Phillips, CBE is an English actor with a highly recognisable upper class accent. Originally known for his work as a comedy actor, Phillips subsequently made the transition to character roles.-Early life:...
- George, Lord Canterville