Ghost Story
The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale
6.0(173) 1981-12-18 110 minHorrorDramaThriller
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.
DirectorJohn Irvin
ProducerBurt Weissbourd
ScreenplayLawrence D. Cohen
Original Music ComposerPhilippe Sarde
Cast & characters
Fred Astaire
as Ricky Hawthorne
Melvyn Douglas
as John Jaffrey
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
as Edward Wanderley
John Houseman
as Sears James
Craig Wasson
as Don / David
Patricia Neal
as Stella
Alice Krige
as Eva / Alma
Jacqueline Brookes
as Milly
Miguel Fernandes
as Gregory Bate
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Lance Holcomb
as Fenny Bate
Mark Chamberlin
as Young John Jaffrey
Tim Choate
as Young Ricky Hawthorne
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Kurt Johnson
as Young Edward Wanderley
Ken Olin
as Young Sears James
Brad Sullivan
as Sheriff Hardesty
Michael O'Neill
as Churchill
Guy Boyd
as Omar Norris
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Robert Burr
as Principal
Helena Carroll
as Mrs. Meredith
Robin Curtis
as Rea Dedham
Breon Gorman
as Nettie Dedham
James Greene
as Mailman
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Ruth Hunt
as Florence
Deborah Offner
as Helen
