The Gold Bug (1980)
AdventureDramaFamilyFantasyTV Movie
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.
Director: Robert Fuest
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Roberts Blossom as Mr. LeGrand |
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Geoffrey Holder as Jupiter |
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Anthony Michael Hall as The Boy |
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Robert Moberly as Uncle |
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Sudie Bond as Agnes |
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Anne Haney as Jessica Bessop |
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Alix Elias as Barmaid |
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Philip Bruns as Tattoo |
| Directing | Robert Barth | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Edgar Allan Poe | Short Story |
| Directing | Robert Fuest | Director |
| Writing | Edward Pomerantz | Teleplay |
| Sound | Charles Gross | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Dennis M. O'Connor | Editor |
| Production | Isabel Halliburton | Casting |
| Art | Charles C. Bennett | Production Design |
| Art | James Edward Hudson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Weaver | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Atha | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Atha | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Walter Rearick | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Walter Rearick | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Harry Drennan | Propmaker |
| Art | Denny Mooradian | Set Designer |
| Sound | Nigel Noble | Sound |
| Lighting | Michael F. Barrow | Gaffer |
| Camera | Ralph Hotchkiss | Camera Supervisor |
| Camera | Haddon Hufford | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Tim Wallace | Electrician |
| Editing | Thomas S. Drescher | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Helga Petrashevich | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Barbara-Ann Stein | Location Scout |
| Production | Nancy Wood-Tuber | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Al Nahmias | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Alex Thomson | Director of Photography |
