Comedy ·Fantasy ·Family · United States of America · 1968 · 1h 46m

Blackbeard's Ghost

Blackbeard's Ghost poster
Director
Robert Stevenson
Cast
Peter Ustinov as Captain Blackbeard Dean Jones as Steve Walker Suzanne Pleshette as Jo Anne Baker Elsa Lanchester as Emily Stowecroft Richard Deacon as Dean Wheaton Joby Baker as Silky Seymour
Crew
Edward Colman — Director of Photography Robert Stafford — Editor Robert F. Brunner — Original Music Composer Bill Walsh — Screenplay Don DaGradi — Screenplay Ben Stahl — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Blackbeard's Ghost — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
witchgamblingamerican football coachauctioncoachpiratenew englandghostseaside townblackbeard
Key Collaborators
Robert Stevenson Director Edward Colman Director of Photography Robert Stafford Editor Robert F. Brunner Original Music Composer Bill Walsh Screenplay Don DaGradi Screenplay Ben Stahl Novel Bill Walsh Producer Bill Thomas Costume Design
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