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Ghost Story (1981)

Poster for Ghost Story

The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
John Irvin
  • Profile picture of Fred Astaire
    Ricky Hawthorne Fred Astaire
  • Profile picture of Melvyn Douglas
    Dr. John Jaffrey Melvyn Douglas
  • Profile picture of Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
    Edward Charles Wanderley Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
  • Profile picture of John Houseman
    Sears James John Houseman
  • Profile picture of Craig Wasson
    Don Wanderley / David Wanderley Craig Wasson
  • Profile picture of Patricia Neal
    Stella Hawthorne Patricia Neal
  • Profile picture of Alice Krige
    Eva Galli / Alma Mobley Alice Krige
  • Profile picture of Jacqueline Brookes
    Milly Jacqueline Brookes

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Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • nightmare
  • revenge
  • gothic horror
  • guilt
  • new england
  • ghost story
  • elderly
  • 1930s