Blackbeard's Ghost

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

Feb 8 1968 Approved 1h 46m
Comedy, Family, Fantasy

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.

Plot

In this comedy, Sir Peter Ustinov is the famous pirate's ghost that returns to our time. Blackbeard has been cursed by his last wife who was a notorious witch, so that he will never die. The only way to "break" the curse is to do (for once in his life) a good act. Is the famous pirate able to do something good?

Written by

Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi, Ben Stahl

Directed by

Robert Stevenson

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Walt Disney Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
7,040
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
71
Popularity
NA