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Ghost Story 1981 Directed by John Irvin

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , Horror , Thriller
Production Company Universal Pictures
Release Date 18 December 1981
110 mins
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
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
Michael O'Neill Churchill
Guy Boyd Omar Norris
Robert Burr Principal
Helena Carroll Mrs. Meredith
Robin Curtis Rea Dedham
Breon Gorman Nettie Dedham
James Greene Mailman
Ruth Hunt Florence
Virginia Bingham Sears' Mother
William F. Conway Sears' Father
Russell R. Bletzer Reverend Wilkinson
Alfred Curven Man in Coffin
Hugh Hires Student Solt
Raymond J. Quinn Ricky's Father
Barbara von Zastrow Ricky's Mother
Betty Low Irmengard
Mason Cardiff Schoolboy
Gale Grindle Student