The Watcher in the Woods

The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

Fantasy, Horror, Thriller1 hour and 23 minutes
60%
User score

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

Description

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.

John Hough
Director
Brian Clemens
Screenplay
Gerry Day
Writer
Harry Spalding
Screenplay
Florence Engel Randall
Novel
Rosemary Anne Sisson
Screenplay

Actors

Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Mrs. Aylwood
Lynn-Holly Johnson
Lynn-Holly Johnson
Jan Curtis
Kyle Richards
Kyle Richards
Ellie Curtis
Carroll Baker
Carroll Baker
Helen Curtis
David McCallum
David McCallum
Paul Curtis
Benedict Taylor
Benedict Taylor
Mike Fleming
Frances Cuka
Frances Cuka
Mary Fleming
Richard Pasco
Richard Pasco
Tom Colley
Ian Bannen
Ian Bannen
John Keller
Katharine Levy
Katharine Levy
Karen Aylwood
Eleanor Summerfield
Eleanor Summerfield
Mrs. Thayer
Georgina Hale
Georgina Hale
Young Mrs. Aylwood
Dominic Guard
Dominic Guard
Young John Keller (uncredited)
Derek Lyons
Derek Lyons
Motorbike Race Spectator (uncredited)
Ina Clare
Ina Clare
Motorbike Race Spectator (uncredited)
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$9,000,000

Revenue

$5,000,000

Keywords
countrysidecountry housesupernaturalsolar eclipsehaunted housepastbased on young adult novel