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Blackbeard's Ghost: Directed by Robert Stevenson. With Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester. Track coach Steve Walker accidentally invokes the spirit of notorious pirate Captain Blackbeard who was believed dead.
Blackbeard's Ghost is a 1968 American fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, and Suzanne Pleshette. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and Bill Walsh. It is based upon the 1965 novel of the same name by Ben Stahl and was shot at the Walt Disney Studios .
Award-winning actor Peter Ustinov stars in this hilarious fantasy as the ghost of the legendary pirate Blackbeard. The once blackhearted scoundrel materializ...
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.
In the spirited 1968 live action Disney comedy Blackbeard's Ghost, mild mannered college track coach Steve Walker (Dean Jones) accidentally conjures up the spirit of notorious pirate Blackbeard (Peter Ustinov), who promptly wreaks hilarious havoc in his life.
"Blackbeard's Ghost" happily reverses the unhappy trend. It is Disney's best since "The Absent-Minded Professor," and a splendid vehicle for the many talents of Peter Ustinov. Ustinov, naturally, plays Blackbeard's ghost, and he can be seen only by the luckless track coach .
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.
