FILM

Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)

Name: Blackbeard's Ghost
Director: Robert Stevenson
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Family
Released: 1968-02-08
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester, Richard Deacon

Film · 1968 · 106 min · G · Comedy · Fantasy · Family

He's out'a sight...literally!

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

Directed by Robert Stevenson

Starring Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester, Richard Deacon, Joby Baker, Elliott Reid, Norman Grabowski

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In cinemas	8 February 1968
Digital release	Not listed
Physical release	Not listed
First release anywhere	8 February 1968

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