Ghost Story

Based On the book by Peter Straub

Ghost Story is a 1981 American supernatural horror film directed by John Irvin from a screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen, based on Peter Straub's 1979 novel. It stars Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman, Craig Wasson, and Alice Krige. The film follows a group of elderly businessmen in New England who gather to recount their involvement in a woman's death decades prior when one of them suspects her ghost has been haunting him. This was the final film for Astaire and Fairbanks, the final completed film for Douglas and the first film to feature Michael O'Neill.

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Release date:

1981

Director:

John Irvin

Cast:

Fred Astaire, John Houseman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal

Genre:

Thriller, Horror, Drama, Ghost

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1981 in adaptations