Horror ·Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1981 · 1h 50m

Ghost Story

Director

Cast

Fred Astaire as Ricky Hawthorne Melvyn Douglas as Dr. John Jaffrey Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Edward Charles Wanderley John Houseman as Sears James Craig Wasson as Don Wanderley / David Wanderley Patricia Neal as Stella Hawthorne

Crew

Jack Cardiff — Director of Photography Tom Rolf — Editor Philippe Sarde — Original Music Composer Lawrence D. Cohen — Screenplay Peter Straub — Novel Burt Weissbourd — Producer

Tagline

The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

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

Key Collaborators

John Irvin Director Jack Cardiff Director of Photography Tom Rolf Editor Philippe Sarde Original Music Composer Lawrence D. Cohen Screenplay Peter Straub Novel Burt Weissbourd Producer Norman Newberry Production Design May Routh Costume Design

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