Ghost Story
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Ghost Story is a 1981 supernatural horror film, based on Peter Straub’s novel, in which Alice Krige delivers a memorable dual-role performance as a vengeful spirit haunting a group of elderly men.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghost Story canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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supernatural horror film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | novel-to-film adaptation ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Peter Straub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ghost Story (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jack Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | John Irvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Tom Priestley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alma Mobley
NERFINISHED
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Eva Galli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
curses
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ghosts ⓘ mysterious deaths ⓘ |
| featuresGroup | The Chowder Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
New York (state)
NERFINISHED
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Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
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supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasTagline | The time has come to tell the tale. ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
guilt
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revenge ⓘ supernatural haunting ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Philippe Sarde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | uses flashbacks ⓘ |
| notableFor | Alice Krige’s dual-role performance as a vengeful spirit ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of elderly men are haunted by a vengeful spirit connected to a dark secret from their past. ⓘ |
| portrays |
Alice Krige as Alma Mobley
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Alice Krige as Eva Galli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Beverly Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1981-12-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 110 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Irvin
NERFINISHED
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Lawrence D. Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInFictionalTown | Milburn, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Alice Krige
NERFINISHED
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Astaire NERFINISHED ⓘ John Houseman NERFINISHED ⓘ Melvyn Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfBackstory | 1920s ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1970s ⓘ |
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