The Woman in Black


1h 35m 2012

Brief Synopsis

Arthur Kipps is a widowed lawyer whose grief has endangered his career. When he is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of a recently deceased eccentric, it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a terrible secret. Although the locals try to hide the town's tragic histor

Film Details

Also Known As
Die Frau in Schwarz, Frau in Schwarz, La dame en noir, Woman in Black, dame en noir
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Horror
Period
Thriller
Release Date
2012
Production Company
Derek Townshend
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE FILMS/CBS FILMS
Location
Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Synopsis

Arthur Kipps is a widowed lawyer whose grief has endangered his career. When he is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of a recently deceased eccentric, it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a terrible secret. Although the locals try to hide the town's tragic history from Kipps, he soon learns that his client's house is haunted by the ghost of a woman who is looking for someone and something she had lost, and until she finds it, no one is safe from her vengeance.

Crew

Hugo Adams

Foley Editor

Mark Adams

Painter

Niv Adiri

Sound Effects Editor

Mark Appleby

Adr Mixer

Tobin Armbrust

Executive Producer

Huw Arthur

Art Director

Gary Arthurs

Stunt Coordinator

Rachel Atherton

Painter

Jamie Atkins

Caterer

Fiorenza Bagnariol

Film Lab

Graham Baker

Rigging Electrician

Alan Banis

Compositor

Ben Barker

Supervising Sound Editor

Giles Barron

Production Assistant

Lloyd Bass

Stunt Performer

Ian Bee

Carpenter

Paul Beeson

Carpenter

Marco Beltrami

Music

Andy Bennett

Stunt Coordinator

Eric Berkal

Assistant Director

M'wasi Berkley

Key Grip

Hakan Blomdahl

Visual Effects Supervisor

Caroline Bowker

Script Supervisor

Paul Bowring

Construction Manager

Alexandra Brock

Makeup Artist

Dan Brosnan

Video Assist/Playback

Dan Brown

Transportation Captain

Danny Brown

Transportation Captain

Tom Browne

Assistant Director

Sandy Buchanan

Foley Recordist

Dan Budd

Accounting Assistant

Ramulas Burgess

Assistant Camera

Nellie Buroughs

Stunt Performer

Neil Calder

Other

Andy Caller

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Annabel Canaven

Stunt Performer

Gabby Canton

Assistant

Robert Carling

Caterer

Marc Cass

Stunt Performer

Kate Caton

Tutor

Leigh Chesters

Carpenter

Inyoung Choi

Best Boy Electric

Annie Clapton

Production Secretary

Joel Clarke

Production Assistant

Nick Clayton

Carpenter

Rosanne Coker

Floor Runner

Daniel Connolly

Location Manager

John Constable

Tutor

Alex Conway

Driver

Martin Conway

Best Boy

Niamh Coulter

Set Decorator

Crispy Cox

Animal Wrangler

Tom Cox

Animal Wrangler

Nigel Crafts

Carpenter

Jon Croker

Story Editor

Matt Curtis

Main Title Design

Danielle Da Costa

Stunt Performer

Rana Darwish

Camera Trainee

Vic David

Line Producer

John Davies

Painter

Quentin Davies

Propman

Nazmeen Dhansey

Accounting Assistant

Simon Diggins

Adr Mixer

Gillian Dodders

Adr/Dialogue Editor

John Doherty

Assistant

Neil Dunn

Executive Producer

Simon Duric

Storyboard Artist

Guy East

Executive Producer

Terry Eden

Electrician

Tim Edwin

Stand-In

Sidony Etherton

Makeup Assistant

Elizabeth Every

Tutor

Jennifer Wynne Farmer

Production Manager

Rob Farris

Film Lab

Marie Fernandes

Film Lab

Lennon Ficalora

Production Associate

Urban Forsberg

Compositor

Kevin Fowler

Production

John Fox

Assistant Property Master

Stella Fox

Assistant Set Decorator

Lee Francis

Assistant

Glenn Freemantle

Sound

Kingsley Fryer

Special Effects Technician

Dominic Fysh

Assistant Director

Holly Gardner

Floor Runner

Jack Garwood

Props

Mike Gassert

Sound Mixer

Paul Ghirardani

Art Director

Renata Gilbert

Hair & Makeup

Rob Gilmour

Clapper Loader

Phil Glennan

Medic

Jane Goldman

Screenplay

Cheryl Goodbody

Film Lab

Christopher Gough

Rigging Electrician

John Gray

Film Lab

Harry Greaves

Floor Runner

Emily Greenwood

Visual Effects Editor

Kate Grimble

Art Director

Jeanette Haley

Post-Production Supervisor

Sara Hall

Tutor

Wayne Han

Production Assistant

Clare Hardwick

Other

Jon Harris

Editor

Neil Harrison

Software Engineer

Peter Harvey

Driver

Joseph A Hawthorne

Carpenter

Guy Hazel

Camera Focus Puller

Lyndon Stuart Hellewell

Stunt Performer

Dan Helme

Software Engineer

Susan Hill

Source Material

Marcus Hindborg

Compositor

Ruth Hodgson

Other

Ben Holden

Coproducer

Takina Holloman

Travel Coordinator

Adam Hollow

Special Effects Technician

Bob Hollow

Special Effects Supervisor

Jonathan Hood

Assistant Producer

Vandra Howard

Wardrobe

Ave Hughes

Electrician

Emma Hutton

Wardrobe

Paul Hyett

Prosthetic Makeup

Andreas Hylander

Compositor

Matt Infante

Production Assistant

Richard Jackson

Producer

Aliza James

Assistant

Tamsin Jeffrey

Editor

Kevin Jenkins

Assistant Location Manager

Ben Johnson

Props

Alan Jones

Props

Tim Jones

Film Lab

Sheerin Khasrowshahi-miandoab

Production Secretary

Andrea King

Foley Artist

Vadim Konov

Compositor

Adam J. Korn

Production Finance

James Kum

Sound

John Kurlander

Music Engineer

Clyde Lane

Chef

Mathias Larserud

3-D Artist

Derek Lea

Stunt Performer

Roy Lee

Executive Producer

Elin Lindahl

Matte Painter

Linus Lindbalk

Matte Painter

Karen Lindsay Stewart

Casting

Joshua De Lisser

Floor Runner

Katie Looney

Film Lab

Paul Lowe

Stunt Performer

Rebecca Lundgren

Production Assistant

Keith Madden

Costume Designer

Marc Mailley

Stunt Performer

Martin Malmqvist

Compositor

Patrick Malone

Film Lab

Nathan Mann

Camera Focus Puller

Xavier Marchand

Executive Producer

Charlotte Mason

Unit Manager

Nicola Matthews

Hair & Makeup

Tim Maurice-jones

Dp/Cinematographer

Tim Maurice-jones

Director Of Photography

Cassius Mccabe

Grip

Alex Mcdonald

Painter

Tom Mcfarling

Camera Focus Puller

Marc Mcgowan

Office Runner

Carolyn Mcleod

Casting Associate

Pete Mcqueen

Driver

John Miles

Production Accountant

Sean Monesson

Gaffer

Danny Montague

Painter

Alexandra Montgomery

Post-Production Coordinator

Christopher Moore

Location Manager

Sam Morris

Security

Gennaro Morrone

Best Boy Grip

Julian Morson

Camera Operator

Steve Murphy

Electrician

Gerard Naprous

Animal Wrangler

Timo Narhi

3-D Artist

Nikia Nelson

Wardrobe Supervisor

Ryan Newberry

Stand-In

Daniel Nielsen

Compositor

Clive Noakes

Film Lab

Daniel Nussbaumer

Art Department

Emilie O'connor

Assistant Sound Editor

Erline O'donovan

Editorial Assistant

Simon Oakes

Producer

Brian Oliver

Producer

Andrew Palmer

Assistant Art Director

John Palmer

Film Lab

Sam Parham

Stunt Performer

Peter Parker

Assistant

Alex Parrett

Film Lab

Terry Paskins

Caterer

Daniel Pavoncelli

Assistant

Damien Pawle

Visual Effects Editor

Alan Payne

Graphic Designer

Jamie Payne

Film Lab

Nick Pearson

Medic

Nuria Perez

Video Assist/Playback

Malin Persson

Visual Effects Coordinator

Becky Phillips

Production Assistant

Mike Pike

Animal Wrangler

Rob Pizzey

Colorist

Alfonso Pollard

Assistant Camera

Film Details

Also Known As
Die Frau in Schwarz, Frau in Schwarz, La dame en noir, Woman in Black, dame en noir
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Horror
Period
Thriller
Release Date
2012
Production Company
Derek Townshend
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE FILMS/CBS FILMS
Location
Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Wide Release in United States Winter February 3, 2012

Released in United States on Video May 22, 2012

Based on the novel "The Woman in Black" written by Susan Hill and published by Hamish Hamilton on October 10, 1983.

Wide Release in United States Winter February 3, 2012

Source material was previously adapted as a television drama in 1989.

Released in United States on Video May 22, 2012

CBS Films reportedly paid around $3 million to acquire U.S. distribution rights.