In this spooky suspense film, an American family moves into a creepy manor house located within a wooded area in the English countryside. Before long they start to see some odd things, like mirrors that don't reflect, and the ghost of blindfolded girl. The new tenants learn that 30 years ago, a teenage girl, who bears an uncanny resemblance to their daughter Jan (Lynn-Holly Johnson), disappeared nearby. Soon, the supernatural presence starts contacting both sisters.
After its theatrical release, this film was reworked by director Vincent McEveety and re-released in 1981.
Shot in Technicolor.
Additional cast: Kyle Richards (Ellie Curtis), Frances Cuka (Mary Fleming).
Additional credits: Richard Hoult (assistant director).
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Distributor Notes: The Watcher In The Woods
Legendary actress and two-time Oscar(R)-winner Bette Davis (DANGEROUS, 1935; JEZEBEL, 1938) stars in this frightening and atmospheric thriller. When an American teenager joins her family in an English country house, she experiences strange and supernatural occurrences. Mrs. Alywood (Davis), the kindly caretaker, knows the dark secret behind the happenings ... and prepares for the return of a young girl who died mysteriously some 30 years earlier! THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS weaves a haunting, riveting tale that stays with you long after the explosive ending!
Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
Director of Photography
Alan Hume: British Director Of Photography
Production Designer
Elliot Scott: Production Designer
Source Writer
Florence Engel Randall: Source Writer, THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS
Costumes
Emma Porteus: Costumes, THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS
Review 1:
"...Stunning camerawork..."
Source: Variety
04/23/1980
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