The Gold Bug
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.
Year: 1980
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
Studio: Highgate Pictures
Director: Robert Fuest
Cast: Roberts Blossom, Geoffrey Holder, Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Moberly, Sudie Bond, Anne Haney
Crew: Robert Barth (Second Assistant Director), Edgar Allan Poe (Short Story), Robert Fuest (Director), Edward Pomerantz (Teleplay), Charles Gross (Original Music Composer), Dennis M. O'Connor (Editor)
Runtime: 45 minutes
Release: Feb 02, 1980
IMDb: 5.00/10 by 2 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : based on short story
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