Watcher in the Woods, The


Aspect

1.85:1
Anamorphic

Audio

English (Dolby Digital 6.1 EX)

Runtime

84

Discs

1

Studio

Anchor Bay Entertain

Release Date

January 1, 1981

DVD Release

April 2, 2002

Rating

PG

Director

Vincent McEveety

Genre

Mystery & Suspense

 

When a normal American family moves into a beautiful old English house in a wooded area, strange, paranormal appearances befall them in this interesting twist to the well-known haunted-house tale. Their daughter Jan sees, and daughter Ellie hears, the voice of a young teenage girl who mysteriously disappeared during a total solar eclipse decades before...


Edition Details Cast
Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound
  Theatrical trailer(s), TV spot(s)
  Deleted scenes including two alternate endings
  Commentary by director John Hough
  20 page booklet with interviews, rare art work, stills and more
  Widescreen anamorphic format
  
Bette Davis...Mrs. Aylwood
Lynn-Holly Johnson...Jan Curtis
Kyle Richards...Ellie Curtis
Carroll Baker...Helen Curtis
David McCallum...Paul Curtis
Benedict Taylor...Mike Fleming
Frances Cuka...Mary Fleming
Richard Pasco...Tom Colley
Ian Bannen...John Keller
Katherine Levy...Karen Aylwood (uncredited in the shortened 1981 release)
Eleanor Summerfield...Mrs. Thayer
Georgina Hale...Young Mrs. Aylwood
Dominic Guard...Young John Keller