Blackbeard's Ghost

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968 · 106 min · EN · G · 6.7 (167 votes)
Dir. Robert Stevenson · Starring Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester, Richard Deacon, Joby Baker · Music Robert F. Brunner

“He's out'a sight...literally!”

ComedyFantasyFamily

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.

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A charmingly old-fashioned tale where a spectral pirate helps a seaside town fight off greedy developers. It's a gentle, whimsical adventure with a dash of football and a whole lot of heart.

whimsicallightheartedcharmingnostalgicsteadyfamily-friendlyperiod piecelight fantasycomedyfriendshipcommunityovercoming adversity
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