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The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale - Ghost Story
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Title: Ghost Story

Release Date: 18 Dec 1981

Runtime: 1h 50m

Genre: Horror, Drama, Thriller

Director: Universal Pictures

Production Companies: Universal Pictures

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.034 (148 votes)

Cast

  • Ricky Hawthorne: Fred Astaire
  • Dr. John Jaffrey: Melvyn Douglas
  • Edward Charles Wanderley: Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
  • Sears James: John Houseman
  • Don Wanderley / David Wanderley: Craig Wasson
  • Stella Hawthorne: Patricia Neal
  • Eva Galli / Alma Mobley: Alice Krige
  • Milly: Jacqueline Brookes
  • Gregory Bates: Miguel Fernandes
  • Fenny Bates: Lance Holcomb
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