Movie
Ghost Story
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1981-12-18
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Horror, Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Alice Krige as Eva Galli / Alma Mobley
- Jacqueline Brookes as Milly
- Miguel Fernandes as Gregory Bates
- Lance Holcomb as Fenny Bates
- Mark Chamberlin as Young John Jaffrey
- Tim Choate as Young Ricky Hawthorne
Crew
- John Irvin - Director
- Lawrence D. Cohen - Screenplay
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