Ghost Story
The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale
1981
Rated
R
110
minutes
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directed By:
John Irvin
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.
Language
English
Release Date
December 18, 1981
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
Lance Holcomb
Fenny Bates
Mark Chamberlin
Young John Jaffrey
Tim Choate
Young Ricky Hawthorne
Kurt Johnson
Young Edward Wanderley
Ken Olin
Young Sears James
Brad Sullivan
Sheriff Hardesty
Michael O'Neill
Churchill
Guy Boyd
Omar Norris
Robert Burr
Principal
Helena Carroll
Mrs. Meredith
Robin Curtis
Rea Dedham
Breon Gorman
Nettie Dedham
James Greene
Mailman
Ruth Hunt
Florence
Deborah Offner
Helen
Virginia Bingham
Sears' Mother
William F. Conway
Sears' Father
Russell R. Bletzer
Reverend Wilkinson
Terrance Mario Carnes
Waiter
Alfred Curven
Man in Coffin
Edward F. Dillon
Judge
Alvin W. Fretz
Coroner
Hugh Hires
Student Solt
Raymond J. Quinn
Ricky's Father
Barbara von Zastrow
Ricky's Mother
Betty Low
Irmengard
Mason Cardiff
Schoolboy
Gale Grindle
Student
Show Full Crew
Directing
John Irvin
Director
Dan Kolsrud
First Assistant Director
Sonny P. Filippini
Script Supervisor
Dean Lyras
Second Assistant Director
Writing
Production
Mike Fenton
Casting
Douglas Green
Co-Producer
Robert Latham Brown
Production Manager
Ronald G. Smith
Associate Producer
Ronald G. Smith
Production Manager
Burt Weissbourd
Producer
Mike Henry
Production Assistant
Suzanne E. Petersen
Production Assistant
Patrick A. DiCocco
Production Driver
Editing
Camera
Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator
Lou Barlia
Camera Operator
Reggie Newkirk
First Assistant Camera
Bobby Brown
Assistant Camera
Art
Phill Norman
Title Designer
James Allen
Assistant Decorator
John Zemansky
Property Master
Norman Newberry
Art Direction
Norman Newberry
Production Design
William Apperson
Construction Foreman
Mary Ann Biddle
Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
Rick Baker
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Rick Baker
Makeup Artist
Dick Smith
Makeup Artist
Rick Sharp
Makeup Artist
Carl Fullerton
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Robert Jiras
Makeup Artist
May Routh
Costume Design
Philip Leto
Hairstylist
Irving Buchman
Makeup Artist
Albert Jeyte
Makeup Artist
Sound
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Charles L. Campbell
Supervising Sound Editor
John Caper Jr.
Conductor
John Caper Jr.
Music Coordinator
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Allan Bromberg
Assistant Sound Editor
John J. Stephens
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James R. Alexander
Sound
Richard C. Franklin
Sound Effects Editor
Larry Carow
Sound Effects Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Effects Editor
Peter T. Myers
Orchestrator
Mark Server
Boom Operator
David Pettijohn
Sound Effects Editor
Robert L. Hoyt
Sound Recordist
Peter Knight
Orchestrator
Peter Knight
Conductor
Harry Betts
Orchestrator
Stanley H. Polinsky
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michel Mention
Orchestrator
Visual Effects
Lighting
Crew