Ghost Story
“The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale”
1981•R•1h 50m•6.0•Released
HorrorDramaThriller
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.
Director
John Irvin
Writer
Lawrence D. Cohen
Languages
English
Studio
Universal Pictures
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
Jacqueline Brookes
Milly
Miguel Fernandes
Gregory Bates
Lance Holcomb
Fenny Bates
Mark Chamberlin
Young John Jaffrey
Tim Choate
Young Ricky Hawthorne
Kurt Johnson
Young Edward Wanderley
Ken Olin
Young Sears James
Brad Sullivan
Sheriff Hardesty
Production
Company
Universal Pictures
Producer
Burt Weissbourd
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