Blackbeard's Ghost

Name: Blackbeard's Ghost
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1968-02-08
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 6.80
Cast: Elsa Lanchester, Peter Ustinov, Suzanne Pleshette, Dean Jones

– Peter Ustinov stars as the eponymous wraith, who returns to Earth to aid his descendant, elderly Els..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.80 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 46 Minutes

Release Year:

1968

Peter Ustinov stars as the eponymous wraith, who returns to Earth to aid his descendant, elderly Elsa Lanchester (Stowecroft). The villains want to kick Lanchester and her friends out of their group home so that they can build a crooked casino. Good guy Steve Walker (Jones) gets caught in the middle of the squabble after evoking Blackbeard's ghost.

Styles:

Romantic, Entertaining, Funny, Melancholic, Fairy Tale, Semi Serious, Light, Feel Good, Clever, Humorous

Producing Country:

USA

Genre:

Fantasy, Family, Comedy

Editor's Pick for:

Pre-teens, Kids, Family Outing

Release Date:

08 Feb 1968

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

Approved

Directed by:

Robert Stevenson

Story Written By:

Ben Stahl, Don DaGradi, Bill Walsh

Main Actors:

Elsa Lanchester, Peter Ustinov, Suzanne Pleshette, Dean Jones

Plot:

In this comedy, Peter Ustinov is the famous pirate's ghost that returns to our time. Blackbeard has been cursed by his last wife who was a notorious witch, so that he will never die. The only way to "break" the curse is to do (for once in his life) a good act. Is the famous pirate able to do something good?

Production Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

82%