Dean Jones, Elliott Reid, Elsa Lanchester

In the moody prologue, amid a raging storm that evokes Hollywood golden-age high-seas swashbucklers, a foreboding scroll recounts the legend of one of the bloodiest pirates in the history of the Carib...( read more  read more... )bean. Leave it to Disney to turn him into a fun-loving old prankster with a whimsical side. Peter Ustinov mugs shamelessly as the bombastic but harmless apparition who renounces his wicked ways to become the mischievous school spirit of the local college, much to the annoyance of straight-arrow track coach Dean Jones. Made in the heyday of Disney’s live-action family comedies, Blackbeard's Ghost is all haphazard but high-energy slapstick and squeaky-clean romance (courtesy of contemporary schoolmarm Suzanne Pleshette) performed with more gumption than grace, but there’s a nostalgic innocence to the whole overplayed affair. --Sean Axmaker

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G, 107 min.

Directed by: Robert Stevenson

Release Date: February 8, 1968

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DVD Release Date: June 4, 2002

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  • May 5, 2009
    Another great pirate themed flick, again from Disney. I love the innocent effects n look compared to today, it's lovely, spookyish, charming and Ustinov is pretty funny too. The highlight is the athletics event and I loved the big spooky looking Inn which the old ladies ran and w...( read more)here Blackbeard haunted.
  • August 17, 2007
    I have fond memories of this classic Disney live-action flick, which is now a classic.
  • July 10, 2007
    One of the GREATEST classic family movies Disney has created. a MUST SEE, right next to Pete's Dragon and Popeye!
  • June 22, 2007
    Greta for the kids.
  • August 23, 2009
    a classic pirate flick
  • June 4, 2009
    Gotta love the classic Disney live action films.
  • November 24, 2008
    I really like this film......
  • August 19, 2008
    Not a bad movie with pretty decent special effects considering the era. Dean Jones performs well and the movie is filled with humor and action.
  • June 9, 2008
    this was a good movie
  • March 28, 2008
    This is the perfect ghost movie for children. Blackbeard is lovable and comical, nothing like the historical figure he was, but it works for the film and makes it a campy rewatchable film as only 60s Disney could do.

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