The Gold Bug (1980)
Shortly after the Civil War, while exploring the long deserted and reputedly haunted Sullivan's Island off Charleston S.C., a boy encounters two obsessed eccentrics living there. These men chase him away and warn him never to return or to tell anyone about them. Soon, however, they locate him and summon him back, because he has unknowingly given them a clue vital to their quest and they need his help to unravel the rest of the mystery. If he can do so, they will find buried pirate treasure and all become rich. But in joining the search, he falls under the same obsession and curse -- an ominous fate suggested by the unearthly electronic music which contributes to the film's atmosphere.
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Roberts Blossom
as Mr. LeGrand
as Mr. LeGrand
Geoffrey Holder
as Jupiter
as Jupiter
Anthony Michael Hall
as The Boy
as The Boy
Robert Moberly
as Uncle
as Uncle
Sudie Bond
as Agnes
as Agnes
Anne Haney
as Jessica Bessop
as Jessica Bessop
Alix Elias
as Barmaid
as Barmaid
Philip Bruns
as Tattoo
as Tattoo
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Robert Barth
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Edgar Allan Poe
Short Story
Short Story
Isabel Halliburton
Casting
Casting
Walter Rearick
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Nigel Noble
Sound
Sound
Steve Atha
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Dennis M. O'Connor
Editor
Editor
Tim Wallace
Electrician
Electrician
James Edward Hudson
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Edward Pomerantz
Teleplay
Teleplay
Robert Fuest
Director
Director
Charles Gross
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Michael F. Barrow
Gaffer
Gaffer
Haddon Hufford
Key Grip
Key Grip
Steve Atha
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Denny Mooradian
Set Designer
Set Designer
Ralph Hotchkiss
Camera Supervisor
Camera Supervisor
Dorothy Weaver
Costume Design
Costume Design
Walter Rearick
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Thomas S. Drescher
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Harry Drennan
Propmaker
Propmaker
Helga Petrashevich
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Nancy Wood-Tuber
Production Coordinator
Production Coordinator
Charles C. Bennett
Production Design
Production Design
Barbara-Ann Stein
Location Scout
Location Scout
Al Nahmias
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Alex Thomson
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
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