Ghost Story (1981)

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6.2	Rating (76 ratings)
6.3	IMDB rating

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Directed by

John Irvin

Starring (View all)

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
Alma / Eva

Jacqueline Brookes
Milly

Written by

Peter Straub
(novel)

Lawrence D. Cohen
(screenplay)

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12 years, 6 months ago at Oct 15 22:57

pantagruella

Only a fraction of the novel, but still quite a film. It's not that the film is so scary, but that the ghost is so alluring. This film has the big boss from Rollerball.

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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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