Fantasy ·Horror ·Thriller · United Kingdom · 1980 · 1h 23m

The Watcher in the Woods

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Director
John Hough
Cast
Bette Davis as Mrs. Aylwood Lynn-Holly Johnson as Jan Curtis Kyle Richards as Ellie Curtis Carroll Baker as Helen Curtis David McCallum as Paul Curtis Benedict Taylor as Mike Fleming
Crew
Geoffrey Foot — Editor Brian Clemens — Screenplay Harry Spalding — Screenplay Rosemary Anne Sisson — Screenplay Gerry Day — Writer Florence Engel Randall — Novel
Tagline

It was just an innocent game until a young girl vanished...for thirty years.

Synopsis

After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar eclipse.

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Mood & Themes
countrysidecountry housesupernaturalsolar eclipsehaunted housepastbased on young adult novel
Key Collaborators
John Hough Director Geoffrey Foot Editor Brian Clemens Screenplay Harry Spalding Screenplay Rosemary Anne Sisson Screenplay Gerry Day Writer Florence Engel Randall Novel Ron Miller Producer Elliot Scott Production Design Emma Porteous Costume Design
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