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.
Unfortunately the movie The Gold Bug is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Robert Barth | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Edgar Allan Poe | Short Story |
| Production | Isabel Halliburton | Casting |
| Directing | Walter Rearick | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Nigel Noble | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Atha | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Dennis M. O'Connor | Editor |
| Lighting | Tim Wallace | Electrician |
| Art | James Edward Hudson | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Edward Pomerantz | Teleplay |
| Directing | Robert Fuest | Director |
| Sound | Charles Gross | Original Music Composer |
| Lighting | Michael F. Barrow | Gaffer |
| Camera | Haddon Hufford | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Atha | Hairstylist |
| Art | Denny Mooradian | Set Designer |
| Camera | Ralph Hotchkiss | Camera Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Weaver | Costume Design |
| Production | Walter Rearick | Unit Production Manager |
| Editing | Thomas S. Drescher | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Harry Drennan | Propmaker |
| Directing | Helga Petrashevich | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Nancy Wood-Tuber | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Charles C. Bennett | Production Design |
| Art | Barbara-Ann Stein | Location Scout |
| Sound | Al Nahmias | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Alex Thomson | Director of Photography |
