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The Watcher in the Woods

1980·83 min

The Watcher in the Woods

Directed by John Hough

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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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Mrs. Aylwood

Lynn-Holly Johnson

Jan Curtis

Ellie Curtis

Helen Curtis

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Rosemary Anne Sisson

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David McCallum

Paul Curtis

Benedict Taylor

Mike Fleming

Mary Fleming

Tom Colley

John Keller

Karen Aylwood

Eleanor Summerfield

Mrs. Thayer

Young Mrs. Aylwood

Young John Keller (uncredited)

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The Watcher in the Woods (1980) is about 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.

Who directed The Watcher in the Woods?

John Hough directed The Watcher in the Woods (1980).

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