The Watcher in the Woods
Brief Synopsis
When an American family moves into a beautiful old English house in a wooded area, strange, paranormal things happen. One daughter sees, and the other daughter hears, the voice of a teenage girl who mysteriously disappeared during a total solar eclipse decades before.
Cast & Crew
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John Hough
Director
Bette Davis
Mrs Aylwood
Carroll Baker
Helen Curtis
David Mccallum
Paul Curtis
Lynn-holly Johnson
Jan Curtis
Ian Bannen
John Keller
Film Details
Also Known As
Watcher in the Woods
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Drama
Horror
Release Date
1980
Production Company
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Synopsis
When an American family moves into a beautiful old English house in a wooded area, strange, paranormal things happen. One daughter sees, and the other daughter hears, the voice of a teenage girl who mysteriously disappeared during a total solar eclipse decades before.
Director
John Hough
Director
Cast
Bette Davis
Mrs Aylwood
Carroll Baker
Helen Curtis
David Mccallum
Paul Curtis
Lynn-holly Johnson
Jan Curtis
Ian Bannen
John Keller
Kyle Richards
Ellie Curtis
Richard Pasco
Tom Colley
Frances Cuka
Mary Fleming
Benedict Taylor
Mike Fleming
Eleanor Summerfield
Mrs Thayer
Georgina Hale
Young Mrs Aylwood
Katherine Levy
Karen Aylwood
Crew
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Supervisor
Hugh Attwooll
Associate Producer
Peter Bennet
Location Manager
Bob Broughton
Special Effects Photography
Robin Browne
Process Photography
Jill Carpenter
Makeup (Bette Davis)
Allan Cassie
Assistant Director
Brian Clemens
Screenwriter
Art Cruickshank
Special Effects Photography
Rita Davison
Location Manager
Harrison Ellenshaw
Other
John Emerson
Other
Kay Fenton
Script Supervisor
Eileen Fletcher
Makeup (Bette Davis)
Geoffrey Foot
Editor
Andy Gaskill
Other
Ernie Gasser
Makeup Supervisor
Rick Geinrichs
Other
Godfrey Godar
Additional Photography
Joe Hale
Animation Supervisor ("Other World")
Joe Hale
Other
Leon R Harris
Sequence Creator ("Other World")
Don Henry
Visual Effects
Claude Hitchcock
Sound Recording
Richard Hoult
Assistant Director
Alan Hume
Director Of Photography
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Recording
Joyce James
Hairstyles
Dick Kendall
Visual Effects
Danny Lee
Mechanical Effects ("Other World")
Tom Leetch
Co-Producer
Brian Longbotham
Other
Jack Lowin
Camera Operator
Malcolm Macintosh
Camera Operator
John Mansbridge
Art Direction ("Other World")
David Mattingly
Visual Effects
David Mattingly
Matte Artist ("Other World")
Ron Miller
Producer
Stanley Myers
Music; Music Director
Sam Nicholson
Other
Emma Porteous
Costumes
Florence Engel Randall
Source Material (From Novel)
Basil Rayburn
Production Supervisor
John Richardson
Special Effects
Elliot Scott
Production Designer
Henry Selick
Other
Jim Shields
Sound Editor
Rosemary Anne Sisson
Screenwriter
Bobbie Smith
Hairstyles
Harry Spalding
Screenwriter
Maude Spector
Casting
Ian Whittaker
Set Decorator
Film Details
Also Known As
Watcher in the Woods
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Drama
Horror
Release Date
1980
Production Company
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1980
Released in United States 1980