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1982 Certificate PG
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An American composer moves to England to conduct his own opera. Dark secrets from the past emerge as forces of the dark come to light. Read more

Starring Bette Davis, Bette Davis, David McCallum
Director John Hough, Vincent McEveety
Genres Children, Drama

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The Watcher In The Woods

An American composer moves to England to conduct his own opera. Dark secrets from the past emerge as forces of the dark come to light.

Starring Bette Davis, Bette Davis, David McCallum
Director John Hough, Vincent McEveety
Studio WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 20 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Children, Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 29 Mar 2004
Production year: 1982
Format DVD

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  • Unsatisfactory attempt by the Disney people to aim at a wider audience than is expected of them. The mixture of cuteness, menace and the supernatural simply doesn't gel, and the film was much re-edited between its two appearances.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

  • The horror movie, Disney-style. After an American couple and their two daughters move into an English country house,... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Too scary for kids

    I remember watching this when I was around 8 years old and it haunts me to this day! When I was in my teens I tried to watch it again but was still frightened by it.

    A family move into a old house and the oldest daughter keeps seeing an image of a young, blindfolded girl reaching out and asking for help. Everytime she passes a mirror, it cracks and she sees the girl. She starts to investigate and tries to find out who the girl is. Meanwhile, her little sister gets posessed, they meet their freaky landlady (the brill Bette Davis), their car almost gets blown up, and some one is constantly watching them from the woods surrounding their house. Disturbing stuff, and a little dated looking but a good scary film nevertheless.

      • A customer from Surrey, England
      • Posted 27 May 2004 13:45

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Forgotten Kids Classic

    I loved this eerie tale when I was a kid and hadn't seen it for years as TV seems to overlook it.I sat down with my own kids to watch it and they were completely engrossed from beginning to end,and seemed just as spooked as I had been 20 years ago.They don't make them like this anymore.

      • A customer from Orkney, Scotland
      • Posted 27 Apr 2005 17:16

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