The Woman in Black

1989 100 min ★ 6.9 Horror, Mystery, TV Movie, History

A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister.

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Cast

Adrian Rawlins

Arthur Kidd

Bernard Hepton

Sam Toovey

David Daker

Josiah Freston

Pauline Moran

Woman in Black

David Ryall

Sweetman

Clare Holman

Stella Kidd

John Cater

Arnold Pepperell

John Franklyn-Robbins

Reverend Greet

Fiona Walker

Mrs. Toovey

William Simons

John Keckwick

Details

Director

Herbert Wise

Screenplay

Nigel Kneale

Tagline

"A spine-chilling ghost story"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Capglobe, Central Films Limited, Granada Television

Reviews

J

John Chard

October 27, 2019

★ 8/10

Top draw TV movie spooker. The Woman in Black is directed by Herbert Wise and adapted to screenplay by Nigel Kneale from the Susan Hill novel of the same name. It stars Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker, Pauline Moran, David Ryall, Clare Holman and John Cater. Music is by Rachel Portman and cinematography by Michael Davis. When a friendless old widow dies in the seaside town of Cr...