Ghost Story (1981)

12/18/1981 (US) • 1h 50m

Horror, Drama, Thriller

The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale

Overview

Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.

Top Billed Cast

Fred Astaire

Ricky Hawthorne

Melvyn Douglas

Dr. John Jaffrey

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Edward Charles Wanderley

John Houseman

Sears James

Craig Wasson

Don Wanderley / David Wanderley

Patricia Neal

Stella Hawthorne

Alice Krige

Eva Galli / Alma Mobley

Miguel Fernandes

Gregory Bates


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

based on novel or book

nightmare

revenge

gothic horror

guilt

new england

ghost story

elderly

1930s

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