The fear remains
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The fear remains |
| Original title | Ghost story |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1981 |
| length | 107 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | John Irvin |
| script | Lawrence D. Cohen |
| production | Burt Weissbourd |
| music | Philippe Sarde |
| camera | Jack Cardiff |
| cut | Tom Rolf |
| occupation | |
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What remains is fear (alternative title: Revenge from the realm of the dead ; original title: Ghost Story ) is an American horror film from 1981 . Directed by John Irvin and written by Lawrence D. Cohen . The film is based on the novel Ghost Story by Peter Straub , which was published in German under the title Geisterstunde .
action
The action takes place in New England . An elderly group of Ricky Hawthorne, John Jaffrey, Edward Charles Wanderley, and Sears James that calls themselves The Chowder Society pass the time telling the ghost stories. Wanderley's son sees his bride's face as that of a water corpse and dies. The men are confronted with the ghost of a woman who they murdered decades ago and with whom all members of the group were in love. The ghost kills the group members in revenge.
Reviews
"Despite some of the gross disgust and shudder effects, it is a quite entertaining horror film, starring Hollywood veterans."
Awards
The film was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film in 1982 .
backgrounds
The film was in Albany ( New York ), in Saratoga Springs (New York) in DeLand ( Florida ) and Vermont rotated. It grossed approximately $ 16.2 million in US cinemas . The film was released on video in Germany in 1985.
Web links
- Back the fear remains in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The fear remains at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fear remains in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on June 20, 2008.
- ^ Filming locations for Ghost Story , accessed June 20, 2008.
- ↑ Box office / business for Ghost Story , accessed June 20, 2008.
- ↑ Release dates for Ghost Story , accessed June 20, 2008.