Ghost Story

Ghost Story

The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale

1981•1h 50m•6.0/10

HorrorDramaThriller

Ratings

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6.0/10(167)

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.

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Production

Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Ricky Hawthorne

Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Dr. John Jaffrey

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Edward Charles Wanderley

John Houseman

John Houseman

Sears James

Craig Wasson

Craig Wasson

Don Wanderley / David Wanderley

Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal

Stella Hawthorne

Alice Krige

Alice Krige

Eva Galli / Alma Mobley

Jacqueline Brookes

Jacqueline Brookes

Milly

Miguel Fernandes

Miguel Fernandes

Gregory Bates

Lance Holcomb

Fenny Bates

Mark Chamberlin

Mark Chamberlin

Young John Jaffrey

Tim Choate

Tim Choate

Young Ricky Hawthorne

Kurt Johnson

Young Edward Wanderley

Ken Olin

Ken Olin

Young Sears James

Brad Sullivan

Brad Sullivan

Sheriff Hardesty

Michael O'Neill

Michael O'Neill

Churchill

Guy Boyd

Guy Boyd

Omar Norris

Robert Burr

Principal

Helena Carroll

Helena Carroll

Mrs. Meredith

Robin Curtis

Robin Curtis

Rea Dedham

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