The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

Plot

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

Bette DavisMrs. Aylwood

Lynn-Holly JohnsonJan Curtis

Kyle RichardsEllie Curtis

Carroll BakerHelen Curtis

David McCallumPaul Curtis

Benedict TaylorMike Fleming

Victor LyndonMary Fleming

Ian BannenJohn Keller

Writers and directors

John HoughDirector

Vincent McEveetyDirector

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r96sk ★ 5.0/10

Oh so very boring. 'The Watcher in the Woods' isn't necessarily a terrible film, but wow did I feel completely uninterested from (almost) start-to-finish. Dully told plot with a plain cast list. I …11. Sep 2020

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Wuchak ★ 7.0/10

_**This ain’t no conventional Disney flick; it’s genuinely eerie**_ An American family moves into an English country manor for the summer while the mysterious owner, Mrs. Aylwood (Bette Davis), liv…27. Feb 2022

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