countryside,country house,supernatural,solar eclipse,haunted house,past,based on young adult novel

The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
John Hough
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    Mrs. Aylwood Bette Davis
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    Jan Curtis Lynn-Holly Johnson
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    Ellie Curtis Kyle Richards
  • Profile picture of Carroll Baker
    Helen Curtis Carroll Baker
  • Profile picture of David McCallum
    Paul Curtis David McCallum
  • Profile picture of Benedict Taylor
    Mike Fleming Benedict Taylor
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    Mary Fleming Frances Cuka
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    Tom Colley Richard Pasco

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Keywords

  • countryside
  • country house
  • supernatural
  • solar eclipse
  • haunted house
  • past
  • based on young adult novel