Film

The Gold Bug

1980 · 45m · Adventure · Drama · Family

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.

Roberts Blossom

Mr. LeGrand

Geoffrey Holder

Jupiter

Anthony Michael Hall

The Boy

Robert Moberly

Uncle

Sudie Bond

Agnes

Anne Haney

Jessica Bessop

Alix Elias

Barmaid

Philip Bruns

Tattoo

• Robert FuestDirector
• Alex ThomsonDirector of Photography
• Charles GrossOriginal Music Composer
• Dennis M. O'ConnorEditor
• Isabel HalliburtonCasting

Release date

February 2, 1980

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

45m

Genres

Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie

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