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The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde
Written by George Munblit
directed by Valentina Brumberg, Zinaida Brumberg
art directors Lana Azarkh, Valentin Lalayants
Music Alexandr Varlamov
camera Boris Kotov, sound George Martynuk script editor Raisa Frichinskaya, cutter Elena Tertychnaya camera assistent M. Popova
animators Igor Podgorsky, Ye. Vershinina, Faina Yepifanova, T. Pomerantseva, Victor Shevkov, Vladimir Arbekov
artists Arcady Sher, Sofia Mitrofanova, Ye. Tannenberg, Z. Kredushinskaya, L. Model'
voice artists Alexei Konsovsky, Maria Vinogradova,Vladimir Kenigson, Rina Zelenaya,
Yevgeny Vesnik, Clara Rumyanova, Irina Kartasheva, T. Dmitrieva executive producer Fedor Ivanov
-He is here again!
-Calm yourself, darling.
-He touched my forehead with his icy hand
-It has been several years since anybody saw him.
You must have dreamt it.
All this stuff is over 300 years old.
300 years old!
And some say that the castle houses a ghost!
The funniest thing is that
They thought they were going to scare me with it
"A ghost?"-I said to them- "Excellent!
We, Americans, have been buying up much of your
most precious stuff for a while
I will take the furniture and the ghost at a valuation."
I bid you welcome to Canterville Chase!
-This way, Sir! -Hmm...
-What is this?
-An ancient prophesy
No-one has ever been able to read it.
-I am afraid something has been spilt there.
Yes, madam.
Blood had been spilled on this very spot.
How horrid!
I don't at all care for blood-stains in a sitting-room.
It must be removed at once.
I'm sorry to tell you, ma'am But that is impossible
It is the blood of Lady Eleanore de Canterville,
who was murdered on this very spot
300 years ago by her husband,
Sir Simon de Canterville.
His guilty spirit still haunts the Chase.
The blood-stain has been much admired
by tourists and others, and cannot be removed.
-Well, it's a deal then.
I bought this castle.
But what are you inspecting there?
-A bloody stain on the floor.
This person insists that it cannot be washed off.
-This is all nonsense!
Pinkerton's Stain Remover
Will clean it up in no time.
Look!
That's it!
I knew Pinkerton would do it.
But you keep talking about some sort of ghosts.
I fear that the ghost exists.
-Fine! Let me take a look at him!
If it's a worthwhile item I'll pay for it in cash.
-Paying for the ghost?
-Yes, yes.
-I'm afraid I don't understand.
-What's there to understand?
You are selling your phantom,
I'm buying it.
-Sir. I'm not in the business of selling familial ghosts.
I shall let you have him, completely free of charge.
-Oh, you must be a very rich man, Lord Canterville,
if you can spare making such gifts.
-You see? This stain can't be permanently removed.
-That's absurd!
Pinkerton's Stain Remover won't let you down.
Look here!
What a monstrous climate!
The old country is so over-populated
that they have not enough
decent weather for everybody.
My dear, what can we do with a woman who faints?
Charge it to her like breakages.
She won't faint after that.
I have seen things with my own eyes, sir,
that congealed the blood in my veins.
Take care not to anger him for this is his handiwork.
-Dad, when? -When is going to show himself?
-Well,when will we see the ghost?
-When is it going to happen?
Be patient, children.
Lord Canterville makes an impression of an honest man.
Sir, I really must insist on your
oiling those chains Sir, I really must insist on your
oiling those chains
The snip-snap interferes with our sleep!
I shall leave the bottle with machine oil
Here on the table and will supply you
with with more should you require it.
-Nah, we can't take him with a pillow!
We should've put some stones aside
-That's alright, he won't get away from us!
-I remember perfectly well that
I removed the stain yesterday evening!
And locked this room with my key
It must be the ghost.
And the stain is yellow for some reason.
-Dad! Leave him to us!
-No! Don't!
Don't hurt him!
Greetings to you, my most worthy fellow!
I am afraid you are far from well.
Hmm...If you have an indigestion,
you'll find this tincture a most excellent remedy.
-Give it back! I shot him first
-I'm no fool. I can get $100 from kids
for this piece of dead man's shroud.
-No,no... I cannot put up with this any longer!
Taking me for a fool,
Throwing pillows at me,
Offering me machine oil,
Or a potion for my stomach!
Yes me, THE Horror of Canterville's Castle
Not long ago, quite recently
And after feats like these
When for the past 300 years
I have been instilling horror in the whole neighborhood.
To offend me like this?
History has not known
Any examples of such ghost maltreatment.
I'm forced to try the headless version.
Oh the curse, the curse!!!!
So you're the one who's been taking
the paints from my chest
to paint this silly stain.
And besides, who ever heard of emerald-green blood?
What was I to do?
I finished the red paint and it is
a very difficult thing
to get real blood nowadays and...
-Bless you!
Thank you kindly.
As your father began it all
with his Pinkerton cleaning stick
I saw no reason why I should not have your paints.
It's a small revenge for big offences.
-if you behave yourself,
no-one will annoy you anymore.
-Behave myself?
I MUST rattle my chains,
to moan and walk about at night.
-But is it true that you killed
your wife on this very spot?
-It's true, it's true.
My wife was very plain
and knew nothing about cookery.
I'm so lonely and so unhappy,
I want to rest in peace so much.
I have not slept for 300 years
and my soul is weary.
-300 years? -300 years.
-I have so much pity for you!
-Do you know what this writing means?
-This one? - yes.
It's written here that if a young
innocent soul takes pity on me,
I'll finally be able to leave
this castle and rest in peace.
And the dead almond tree
will blossom once again.
-You must come to see me off.
Are you afraid?
-No, I'm not afraid.
Turn back, little Virginia, turn back!
Beware, little Virginia, beware!
Don't worry, don't worry we'll get to him!
-No-one will ever get to him now!
-I helped the Canterville Ghost
leave this castle once and for all.
-Once and for all?
Without the ghost, this castle is not worth
a cent more than what I paid for it!
Also, did you not know that this
ghost of yours "dispatched" his own wife?
-She was very plain and knew nothing about cookery.
-Here are the consequences of associating with
all these lords, spirits and all this devilry!!!
-Look! Look!
The old withered almond-tree has blossomed!
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