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The Watcher in the Woods

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

  • Movie
  • 1980
  • PG
  • 1h 23m

Directed by John Hough and Vincent McEveety

5.9

TMDB audience rating
5.9 out of 10 from 158 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Bette Davis

    Bette DavisMrs. Aylwood

  • Lynn-Holly Johnson

    Lynn-Holly JohnsonJan Curtis

  • Kyle Richards

    Kyle RichardsEllie Curtis

  • Carroll Baker

    Carroll BakerHelen Curtis

  • David McCallum

    David McCallumPaul Curtis

  • Benedict Taylor

    Benedict TaylorMike Fleming

  • Frances Cuka

    Frances CukaMary Fleming

  • Richard Pasco

    Richard PascoTom Colley

  • Ian Bannen

    Ian BannenJohn Keller

  • Katharine Levy

    Katharine LevyKaren Aylwood

  • Eleanor Summerfield

    Eleanor SummerfieldMrs. Thayer

  • Georgina Hale

    Georgina HaleYoung Mrs. Aylwood

  • Dominic Guard

    Dominic GuardYoung John Keller (uncredited)

  • Derek Lyons

    Derek LyonsMotorbike Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Ina ClareMotorbike Race Spectator (uncredited)

Director
John Hough and Vincent McEveety
Writer
Brian Clemens, Harry Spalding and Rosemary Anne Sisson
Music
Stanley Myers