Ghost Story
“The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale”
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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Cast
37 people
Fred Astaire
Ricky Hawthorne
Known for
Funny Face
Top Hat
Melvyn Douglas
John Jaffrey
Known for
The Tenant
Being There
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Edward Wanderley
Known for
Little Caesar
Gunga Din
John Houseman
Sears James
Known for
Rollerball
Three Days of the Condor
Craig Wasson
Don / David
Known for
Body Double
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Patricia Neal
Stella
Known for
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Alice Krige
Eva / Alma
Known for
The OA
Carnival Row
Jacqueline Brookes
Milly
Known for
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
The Good Son
Miguel Fernandes
Gregory Bate
Known for
Rabid
Trancers
Lance Holcomb
Fenny Bate
Known for
Venom
Christmas Evil
Mark Chamberlin
Young John Jaffrey
Known for
The Ward
Tim Choate
Young Ricky Hawthorne
Known for
Soapdish
DEFCON-4
John Irvin Director · Lawrence D. Cohen Screenplay Peter Straub Author
Worldwide gross $23M · United States release December 18, 1981 · Produced in United States
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Worldwide gross
$23,371,905
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 18, 1981
Theatrical
Australia
April 22, 1982 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 24, 1982 · Theatrical
Finland
October 29, 1982 · Theatrical
France
June 30, 1982 · Theatrical
September 18, 2007 · Digital · DVD
Germany
January 1, 1985 · Physical
June 18, 1987 · TV
Ireland
June 19, 1982 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 28, 1983 · Theatrical
Norway
November 26, 1982 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 24, 1982 · Theatrical
Spain
May 2, 1982 · Theatrical
November 1, 2015 · Premiere · Barcelona
Sweden
May 21, 1982 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 7, 2015 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
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