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6.0Four 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.
Released: 1981-12-18110 minDir: John IrvinHorror, Drama, Thriller
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
Themes
- based on novel or book
- nightmare
- revenge
- gothic horror
- guilt
- new england
- ghost story
- elderly
- 1930s
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 165204
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- title
- Ghost Story
- review score
- 5.4/10
- capital cost
- 13500000
- box office
- 23371905
- publication date
- 1981-12-18
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Categories
1980s ghost films1980s supernatural horror films1981 American films1981 English-language films1981 films1981 horror filmsAmerican films about revengeAmerican ghost filmsAmerican haunted house filmsAmerican supernatural horror filmsEnglish-language horror filmsFilms about old ageFilms based on American horror novelsFilms based on works by Peter StraubFilms directed by John IrvinFilms scored by Philippe SardeFilms set in 1929Films set in 1979Films set in abandoned housesFilms set in FloridaFilms set in New EnglandFilms set in New York CityFilms shot in FloridaFilms shot in Los Angeles