---
title: 'Ghosts… of the Civil Dead (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Hillcoat'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ghosts-of-the-civil-dead-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095217/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ghosts… of the Civil Dead (1988)

1988 · 91 min · Drama · Australia


## Synopsis

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead is a 1988 Australian drama-suspense film directed by John Hillcoat. It was written by Hillcoat, Evan English, Gene Conkie, Nick Cave, and Hugo Race. It is partly based on the true story of Jack Henry Abbott.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Nick Cave](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-cave), [Gene Conkie](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-conkie)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nick Cave](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-cave), [Mick Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/mick-harvey), [Blixa Bargeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/blixa-bargeld)
- **Director:** [John Hillcoat](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hillcoat)

## Cast

- [Dave Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-mason-2)
- [Nick Cave](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-cave)
- [Mike Bishop](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-bishop)
- [Chris DeRose](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-derose)
- [David Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-field)

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Official site: http://ghostsofthecivildead.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/ghosts-of-the-civil-dead-1988
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