The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

04/17/1980 (GB) • 1h 23m

Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Bette Davis

Mrs. Aylwood

Kyle Richards

Ellie Curtis

Carroll Baker

Helen Curtis

David McCallum

Paul Curtis

Benedict Taylor

Mike Fleming

Frances Cuka

Mary Fleming

Richard Pasco

Tom Colley

Ian Bannen

John Keller


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$9,000,000.00

Revenue

$5,000,000.00

Keywords

countryside

country house

supernatural

solar eclipse

haunted house

past

based on young adult novel

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