AnimationComedyFamilyFantasy

The Canterville Ghost

- It's his house, not yours.

An American family moves in to the Canterville Chase, a London mansion that has been haunted by ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.

Release Date : 2023-09-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Arc ProductionsMelmoth FilmsSprout PicturesD’Arblay FilmsDorado Media and CapitalAlignSpace Age FilmsToonz Media Group

Production Country : CanadaUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Sir Simon de Canterville (voice)

Original Name : Stephen Fry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)

Original Name : Hugh Laurie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henry Duke of Cheshire (voice)

Original Name : Freddie Highmore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Virginia Otis (voice)

Original Name : Emily Carey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs Umney (voice)

Original Name : Imelda Staunton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lucretia Otis (voice)

Original Name : Meera Syal

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hiram Otis (voice)

Original Name : David Harewood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Algernean Van Finchley (voice)

Original Name : Miranda Hart

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Reverend Chasuble (voice)

Original Name : Toby Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Louis Otis (voice)

Original Name : Jakey Schiff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kent Otis (voice)

Original Name : Bennett Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lord Monroe (voice)

Original Name : Bill Lobley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Eleanor de Canterville / Lady Erlynne / Guests (voice)

Original Name : Elizabeth Sankey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Professor Borsakov / Guests (voice)

Original Name : Keiron Self

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Colonel / Guests (voice)

Original Name : Giles New

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs Borsakov / Guests (voice)

Original Name : Lynne Seymour

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marjorie Fairfax / Guests (voice)

Original Name : Georgia Small

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-10-20

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.