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Ghost Dad(Movie, 1990)

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| 1h 24min | Genres: Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
Ghost DadRating: 2.6/5 (with 8989 votes)
Ghost Dad is a 1990 American fantasy comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier (in his final directorial effort) and starring Bill Cosby, in which a widower's spirit is able to communicate with his children after his death. It was a critical and box office bomb. The film was nominated for three Young Artist Awards. ()
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About Ghost Dad

A widower with three children is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, he attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken care of.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 14 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date US: 06/29/1990
Director: Sidney Poitier
Film Editor: Pembroke J. Herring
Director of Photography: Andrew Laszlo
Composer: Henry Mancini
Production Designer: Henry Bumstead
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Bill Cosby: Unser Papa ist ein Geist"
"Ghost Dad - Nachrichten von Dad"
"Ghost Dad - Unser Papa ist ein Geist"
"Ghost Dad – Nachricht von Papa"
"Papà è un fantasma"
Revenue: 24,707,633 USD

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