The story is about an American family who moved to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead English nobleman, who killed his wife and was then walled in and starved to death by his wife's brothers. It has been adapted for the stage and screen several times.
When her family moves to the UK; Ginny is bored and homesick — until a ghost leads her on a haunting adventure. Starring Patrick Stewart ("Logan") and Neve Campbell ("Scream").
1996 Movie
If you enjoyed that film there is a new re-imagined TV show in partnership with the BBC and BYU TV. This 4-part mini-series premiered Halloween of 2021.
Ghost Sir Simon has haunted Canterville for hundreds of years with great success. But when a family of Americans, the Otises, move in, this ghost meets his match! Meanwhile, the Otis family is struggling to keep it together. Faced with a daunting family mystery, a treacherous welcome from the local aristocracy, and a forbidden romance, the Otises must hold onto each other, and their ghost, if they’re to survive. Oscar Wilde’s classic story returns to the big screen to show there’s always hope for the haunted.
If you are interested you can purchase any of these titles
The Canterville Ghost (1996 film)
The Canterville Ghost (2021 mini-series)
There have been older iterations of the story but they are harder to come by. You can read about it all on Wikipedia.
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