Movie · 1980
The Watcher in the Woods
“It was just an innocent game until a young girl vanished...for thirty years.”
Released 17 April 1980 83 min Fantasy / Horror / Thriller More from 1980 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Bette Davis
as Mrs. Aylwood
Eleanor Summerfield
as Mrs. Thayer
Richard Pasco
as Tom Colley
Ian Bannen
as John Keller
Carroll Baker
as Helen Curtis
David McCallum
as Paul Curtis
Frances Cuka
as Mary Fleming
Georgina Hale
as Young Mrs. Aylwood
Dominic Guard
as Young John Keller (uncredited)
Lynn-Holly Johnson
as Jan Curtis
Derek Lyons
as Motorbike Race Spectator (uncredited)
Benedict Taylor
as Mike Fleming
Kyle Richards
as Ellie Curtis
Katharine Levy
as Karen Aylwood
Ina Clare
as Motorbike Race Spectator (uncredited)
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The numbers
61years between the oldest and youngest billed
72Bette Davis — oldest on the call sheet
11Kyle Richards — youngest billed
39average age of the credited cast