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The Watcher in the Woods(Movie, 1980)

PG
| 1h 23min | Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
The Watcher in the WoodsRating: 3.1/5 (with 5757 votes)
The Watcher in the Woods is a 1980 American supernatural horror film directed by John Hough and Vincent McEveety and starring Bette Davis, Carroll Baker, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, and David McCallum. Based on the 1976 novel by Florence Engel Randall, the film tells the story of a teenage girl and her little sister who become encompassed in a supernatural mystery regarding a missing girl in the woods surrounding their new home in the English countryside. Filmed at Pinewood Studios and the surrounding areas in Buckinghamshire, England, The Watcher in the Woods was one of several live-action films produced by Walt Disney Productions in the 1980s, when the studio was targetin... ()
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About The Watcher in the Woods

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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Additional Information

Based on the work of: Florence Engel Randall ("A Watcher in the Woods")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN)
Translated into 16 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/17/1980
Screenwriter: Brian Clemens
Film Editor: Geoffrey Foot
Director of Photography: Alan Hume
Composer: Stanley Myers
Production Designer: Elliot Scott
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Schreie der Verlorenen"
"Τα Μάτια του Δάσους"
"Gli Occhi Del Parco"
Revenue: 5,000,000 USD

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