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Ghost Story(1981)
Status: Released
Date: 1981-12-18
60%
151 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Ghost Story
Top 10 Billed Cast
Fred Astaire
Ricky Hawthorne
Melvyn Douglas
Dr. John Jaffrey
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Edward Charles Wanderley
John Houseman
Sears James
Craig Wasson
Don Wanderley / David Wanderley
Patricia Neal
Stella Hawthorne
Alice Krige
Eva Galli / Alma Mobley
Jacqueline Brookes
Milly
Miguel Fernandes
Gregory Bates
Video Trailer Ghost Story
Video: Ghost Story (1981) Official Trailer HD
Ghost Story (1981) Official Trailer HD
Mick Garris on GHOST STORY (Trailer Commentary)
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Ghost Story (1981) Official Trailer HD - Trailer
Mick Garris on GHOST STORY (Trailer Commentary) - Featurette
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