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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.9 / 100
1996·Drama / Family / Fantasy·1h 32m

THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

When a teenaged girl moves to England, with her brothers and parents into the ancient Canterville Hall, she's not at all happy. Especially as there's a ghost and a mysterious re-appearing bloodstain on the hearth. She campaigns to go back home, and her dad, believing the ghost's pranks are Ginny's, is ready to send her back. But then Ginny actually meets the elusive 17th-century Sir Simon de Canterville (not to mention the cute teenaged duke next door), and she sets her hand to the task of freeing Sir Simon from his curse.

Above the Line
Syd Macartney·DirectorOscar Wilde·Short StoryRobert Benedetti·TeleplayDennis C. Lewiston·Director of PhotographyErnest Troost·MusicPaul Martin Smith·Editor
Cast
Patrick Stewart·Sir Simon de CantervilleNeve Campbell·Virginia 'Ginny' OtisJoan Sims·Mrs. UmneyDonald Sinden·Mr. UmneyCherie Lunghi·Lucille OtisLeslie Phillips·George, Lord CantervilleDaniel Betts·Francis, Duke of CheshireEdward Wiley·Hiram OtisCiarán Fitzgerald·Adam OtisRaymond Pickard·Washington Otis
Full Crew
(20 credits)
Directing· 3
Sydney Macartney·DirectorJerry Daly·Second Assistant DirectorBarry Langley·First Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Oscar Wilde·Short StoryRobert Benedetti·Teleplay
Camera· 2
Dennis C. Lewiston·Director of PhotographyPeter Butler·Key Grip
Editing· 1
Paul Martin Smith·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Ernest Troost·Music
Art & Design· 3
Howard Burden·Costume DesignDavid Minty·Art DirectionPeter Mullins·Production Design
Production· 7
Richard Welsh·Executive ProducerRobert Benedetti·ProducerMalcolm J. Christopher·Line ProducerPatrick Stewart·Co-ProducerBrent Shields·Co-Executive ProducerMalcolm J. Christopher·Production ManagerLynn Kressel·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Karen Mayeda Vranek·Post Production Supervisor
By the Numbers
71.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Canterville Ghost's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#34465A
#A0A8B4
#FFFFFF
Mood
Mysterious, Ominous
Composition
Layered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a large, stone castle with multiple towers and battlements under a dark, stormy sky with prominent lightning strikes. The castle is made of ”

supernaturalmystery
Key Elements
CastleTowerLightning
Atmosphere
Dark, Cold
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Fantasy
Design Score
7/10
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