Ghost Story

Ghost Story (1981)

The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale

  • Genre: Horror, Drama, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1981-12-18
  • User Rating: 6.0/10 from 146 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Irvin
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From 146 Ratings

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Summary

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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  • 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
  • Kurt Johnson

    as Young Edward Wanderley
  • Ken Olin

    as Young Sears James
  • Brad Sullivan

    as Sheriff Hardesty
  • Michael O'Neill

    as Churchill
  • Guy Boyd

    as Omar Norris
  • Robert Burr

    as Principal
  • Helena Carroll

    as Mrs. Meredith
  • Robin Curtis

    as Rea Dedham
  • Breon Gorman

    as Nettie Dedham
  • James Greene

    as Mailman
  • Ruth Hunt

    as Florence
  • Deborah Offner

    as Helen
  • Virginia Bingham

    as Sears' Mother
  • William F. Conway

    as Sears' Father
  • Russell R. Bletzer

    as Reverend Wilkinson
  • Terrance Mario Carnes

    as Waiter
  • Alfred Curven

    as Man in Coffin
  • Edward F. Dillon

    as Judge
  • Alvin W. Fretz

    as Coroner
  • Hugh Hires

    as Student Solt
  • Raymond J. Quinn

    as Ricky's Father
  • Barbara von Zastrow

    as Ricky's Mother
  • Betty Low

    as Irmengard
  • Mason Cardiff

    as Schoolboy
  • Gale Grindle

    as Student
Editing Tom Rolf Editor
Directing John Irvin Director
Production Burt Weissbourd Producer
Writing Lawrence D. Cohen Screenplay
Writing Peter Straub Novel
Camera Jack Cardiff Director of Photography
Art Norman Newberry Production Design
Production Ronald G. Smith Associate Producer
Production Mike Fenton Casting
Production Douglas Green Co-Producer
Art Norman Newberry Art Direction
Art Mary Ann Biddle Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Rick Sharp Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Rick Baker Special Effects Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Robert Jiras Makeup Artist
Production Robert Latham Brown Production Manager
Directing Dan Kolsrud First Assistant Director
Art William Apperson Construction Foreman
Sound Allan Bromberg Assistant Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up May Routh Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Irving Buchman Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Carl Fullerton Special Effects Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Albert Jeyte Makeup Artist
Directing Dean Lyras Second Assistant Director
Sound Philippe Sarde Original Music Composer
Sound James R. Alexander Sound
Art James Allen Assistant Decorator
Art John Zemansky Property Master
Costume & Make-Up Philip Leto Hairstylist
Production Ronald G. Smith Production Manager
Sound Larry Carow Sound Effects Editor
Sound Samuel C. Crutcher Sound Effects Editor
Sound Stanley H. Polinsky Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Charles L. Campbell Supervising Sound Editor
Visual Effects Albert Whitlock Visual Effects
Sound Richard C. Franklin Sound Effects Editor
Sound John Roesch Foley Artist
Sound Mark Server Boom Operator
Crew Henry Millar Jr. Special Effects
Directing Sonny P. Filippini Script Supervisor
Sound David Pettijohn Sound Effects Editor
Sound Robert L. Hoyt Sound Recordist
Lighting Ted Varnadoe Electrician
Art Phill Norman Title Designer
Sound Harry Betts Orchestrator
Sound John Caper Jr. Music Coordinator
Sound Michel Mention Orchestrator
Sound Peter T. Myers Orchestrator
Camera Bobby Brown Assistant Camera
Production Suzanne E. Petersen Production Assistant
Camera Dick Mingalone Camera Operator
Camera Reggie Newkirk First Assistant Camera
Sound John Caper Jr. Conductor
Camera Lou Barlia Camera Operator
Editing Michael Ripps Assistant Editor
Visual Effects Susan Turner Visual Effects
Visual Effects Syd Dutton Matte Painter
Sound Peter Knight Orchestrator
Sound Peter Knight Conductor
Sound John J. Stephens Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Production Mike Henry Production Assistant
Production Patrick A. DiCocco Production Driver
Costume & Make-Up Dick Smith Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Rick Baker Makeup Artist
Crew Erik Cord Stunts