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Ghost Story
The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale
6.0(182)19811h 50m
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.
- Director
- John Irvin
- Writers
- Lawrence D. Cohen
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Cast
Fred Astaire
Ricky Hawthorne
Melvyn Douglas
John Jaffrey
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Edward Wanderley
John Houseman
Sears James
Craig Wasson
Don / David
Patricia Neal
Stella
Alice Krige
Eva / Alma
Jacqueline Brookes
Milly
Miguel Fernandes
Gregory Bate
Lance Holcomb
Fenny Bate
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
Deborah Offner
Helen
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Crew
Directing
- John IrvinDirector
- Dan KolsrudFirst Assistant Director
- Dean LyrasSecond Assistant Director
- Sonny P. FilippiniScript Supervisor
Writing
- Lawrence D. CohenScreenplay
- Peter StraubNovel
Production
- Burt WeissbourdProducer
- Douglas GreenCo-Producer
- Ronald G. SmithAssociate Producer
- Mike FentonCasting
- Robert Latham BrownProduction Manager
- Ronald G. SmithProduction Manager
- Patrick A. DiCoccoProduction Driver
- Mike HenryProduction Assistant
- Suzanne E. PetersenProduction Assistant
Camera
- Jack CardiffDirector of Photography
- Lou BarliaCamera Operator
- Bobby BrownAssistant Camera
- Dick MingaloneCamera Operator
- Reggie NewkirkFirst Assistant Camera
Editing
- Tom RolfEditor
- Michael RippsAssistant Editor
Sound
- Philippe SardeOriginal Music Composer
- James R. AlexanderSound
- Allan BrombergAssistant Sound Editor
- Charles L. CampbellSupervising Sound Editor
- Larry CarowSound Effects Editor
- Samuel C. CrutcherSound Effects Editor
- Richard C. FranklinSound Effects Editor
- Robert L. HoytSound Recordist
- David PettijohnSound Effects Editor
- Stanley H. PolinskySound Re-Recording Mixer
- Mark ServerBoom Operator
- John J. StephensSound Re-Recording Mixer
Art
- Norman NewberryProduction Design
- Norman NewberryArt Direction
- Mary Ann BiddleSet Decoration
- James AllenAssistant Decorator
- William AppersonConstruction Foreman
- John ZemanskyProperty Master
- Phill NormanTitle Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- May RouthCostume Design
- Rick BakerSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Irving BuchmanMakeup Artist
- Carl FullertonSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Albert JeyteMakeup Artist
- Robert JirasMakeup Artist
- Philip LetoHairstylist
- Rick SharpMakeup Artist
- Dick SmithMakeup Artist
- Rick BakerMakeup Artist
Visual Effects
- Syd DuttonMatte Painter
- Albert WhitlockVisual Effects
- Susan TurnerVisual Effects
Crew
- Henry Millar Jr.Special Effects
- Erik CordStunts
- Glenn Randall Jr.Stunt Coordinator
- Steve JohnsonSpecial Effects
Lighting
- Ted VarnadoeElectrician