The Canterville Ghost | |
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Genre | Family Fantasy Drama Comedy |
Based on | "The Canterville Ghost" 1887 short story by Oscar Wilde |
Screenplay by | B.W. Sandefur Joseph Maurer Bradley Wigor |
Directed by | William F. Claxton |
Starring | Richard Kiley Jenny Beck Shelley Fabares Barry Van Dyke Mary Wickes |
Theme music composer | Misha Segal |
Composer | Misha Segal |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 1 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Joseph Maurer Bradley Wigor |
Producer | Sascha Schneider |
Production locations | Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California |
Cinematography | Sherman Kunkel |
Editor | Ed Cotter |
Running time | 56 min. |
Original release | |
Release | 1985 |
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