Film

The Watcher in the Woods

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

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

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

52%

Metacritic

52

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.

Bette Davis

Mrs. Aylwood

Lynn-Holly Johnson

Jan Curtis

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

Katharine Levy

Karen Aylwood

Eleanor Summerfield

Mrs. Thayer

Georgina Hale

Young Mrs. Aylwood

Dominic Guard

Young John Keller (uncredited)

Derek Lyons

Motorbike Race Spectator (uncredited)

Ina Clare

Motorbike Race Spectator (uncredited)

• John HoughDirector
• Vincent McEveetyDirector
• Brian ClemensScreenplay
• Harry SpaldingScreenplay
• Rosemary Anne SissonScreenplay
• Gerry DayWriter
• Florence Engel RandallNovel
• Ron MillerProducer
• Geoffrey FootEditor
• Maude SpectorCasting

The Watcher in the Woods (1980) - Trailer

Release date

April 17, 1980

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

PG

Budget

$9,000,000

Revenue

$5,000,000

Genres

Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

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