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Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:7

Rotten:2

Average Rating:5.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Peter Ustinov stars in this late 1960s Disney film as the dread pirate Blackbeard, risen from the dead by his ancestor, a college track coach, who hopes that Blackbeard can help him rid himself of... Peter Ustinov stars in this late 1960s Disney film as the dread pirate Blackbeard, risen from the dead by his ancestor, a college track coach, who hopes that Blackbeard can help him rid himself of some pesky racketeers who have plans to turn his house into a casino. [More]

Starring: Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester

Starring: Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester, Richard Deacon

Director: Robert Stevenson

Director: Robert Stevenson
Screenwriter: Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi
Composer: Robert F. Brunner
Producer: Bill Walsh

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Jun 4, 2002

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  • Blackbeard's Ghost
  • Award-winning actor Peter Ustinov stars in this hilarious fantasy as the ghost of the legendary pirate Blackbeard. The once blackhearted scoundrel materializes in a small New England town, cursed to wander in limbo until he performs a good deed. He gets his chance when he decides to help a local college track team ... that hasn't a ghost of a chance of winning! Blackbeard finds himself full of team spirit, and dispensing his own brand of invisible coaching ... in this warmhearted comedy that will have you laughing from his first fade-in to his final fade-out!
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    01/05/03
    Jeffrey Westhoff
    Jeffrey Westhoff
    Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

    Ustinov e Jones fazem uma ótima dupla cômica em um filme que, de forma inocente (até mesmo bobinha), conquista pela despretensão.

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    10/23/04
    Roger Ebert
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    Middling Disney a la Dean Jones and Peter Ustinov; OK family fare.

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    04/20/07
    Steve Crum
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    Undeniably silly and somewhat dated, Blackbeard’s Ghost remains harmless, modestly entertaining family fare.

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    07/25/03
    Steven D. Greydanus
    Steven D. Greydanus
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    Another stupid Disney live-action piece of inane cliches and situations.

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    05/01/03
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