Blackbeard's Ghost

– 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
Blackbeard's Ghost (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.

Release Date:

08 Feb 1968

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Approved

Director:

Robert Stevenson

Writer:

Bill Walsh (screenplay), Don DaGradi (screenplay), Ben Stahl (book)

Main Actors:

Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester

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:

Walt Disney Productions

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%