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Stephen Fry
Sir Simon de Canterville (voice)
Hugh Laurie
Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)
Freddie Highmore
Henry Duke of Cheshire (voice)
Emily Carey
Virginia Otis (voice)
Imelda Staunton
Mrs Umney (voice)
Meera Syal
Lucretia Otis (voice)
David Harewood
Hiram Otis (voice)
Miranda Hart
Algernean Van Finchley (voice)
Toby Jones
The Reverend Chasuble (voice)
Jakey Schiff
Louis Otis (voice)
Bennett Miller
Kent Otis (voice)
Bill Lobley
Lord Monroe (voice)
Elizabeth Sankey
Lady Eleanor de Canterville / Lady Erlynne / Guests (voice)
Keiron Self
Professor Borsakov / Guests (voice)
Giles New
The Colonel / Guests (voice)
Lynne Seymour
Mrs Borsakov / Guests (voice)
Georgia Small
Marjorie Fairfax / Guests (voice)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Oct 20 2023

Well there's never going to be a better version of this than Charles Laughton's 1944 iteration, but this is still actually quite a watchable adaptation of Oscar Wilde's short story. It centres around an American family who relocate to creaky and spooky old "Canterville Chase" - a stately pile that is reputedly haunted by a menacing spectre. The "Otis" family have three children and after the odd eerie visitation, they become distinctly unafraid of their haunting buddy - indeed they are soon trying to find some way of helping "Sir Simon" to lift the curse that has trapped him in limbo for some t...