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.
The Watcher in the Woods (1980) is a fantasy, horror and thriller film directed by John Hough, released on April 17, 1980 with a runtime of 1h 23m. It stars Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards and Carroll Baker. Viewers rate it 5.9 out of 10 across 157 ratings.
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Bette Davis
as Mrs. Aylwood
Lynn-Holly Johnson
as Jan Curtis
Kyle Richards
as Ellie Curtis
Carroll Baker
as Helen Curtis
David McCallum
as Paul Curtis
Benedict Taylor
as Mike Fleming
Frances Cuka
as Mary Fleming
Richard Pasco
as Tom Colley
Ian Bannen
as John Keller
Katharine Levy
as Karen Aylwood
Eleanor Summerfield
as Mrs. Thayer
Georgina Hale
as Young Mrs. Aylwood
Directed by John Hough, written by Brian Clemens, Florence Engel Randall and Rosemary Anne Sisson, produced by Ron Miller.
Average viewer score of 5.9/10 from 157 ratings.
Oh so very boring. <em>'The Watcher in the Woods'</em> 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 couldn't, unfortunately, tell you anything I actually found good about this. Lynn-Holly Johnson (Jan), a year prior to her appearance in James Bond, is the standout, but that's only down to a process of…
Reviewed on September 11, 2020
_**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), lives in the guest house. The teen daughter, Jan (Lynn-Holly Johnson), discerns something weird is going on, which is linked to Mrs. Aylwood's missing daughter, Karen (Katharine Levy), from decades earlier. Jan investigates…
Reviewed on February 27, 2022
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The Watcher in the Woods (1980) is available to stream on Looke and Looke Amazon Channel. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Watcher in the Woods (1980) includes Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, Carroll Baker and David McCallum. The film was directed by John Hough. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Watcher in the Woods was released on April 17, 1980 and runs for 1h 23m.
The Watcher in the Woods (1980) holds an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from 157 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy fantasy, horror and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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