The Woman in Black (TV 1989)

When a friendless old widow dies in the seaside town of Crythin, a young solicitor is sent by his firm to settle the estate. The lawyer finds the townspeople reluctant to talk about or go ... See full summary »

Director:

Herbert Wise

Writers:

Susan Hill (book), Nigel Kneale

Stars:

Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
Robin Weaver	...	Bessie
Caroline John	...	Stella's Mother
Joseph Upton	...	Eddie Kidd
Steven Mackintosh	...	Rolfe
Andy Nyman	...	Jackie (as Andrew Nyman)

Storyline

When a friendless old widow dies in the seaside town of Crythin, a young solicitor is sent by his firm to settle the estate. The lawyer finds the townspeople reluctant to talk about or go near the woman's dreary home and no one will explain or even acknowledge the menacing woman in black he keeps seeing. Ignoring the towns-people's cryptic warnings, he goes to the house where he discovers its horrible history and becomes ensnared in its even more horrible legacy.

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Plot Keywords:

woman in black | gothic horror | horror movie remade | haunted house | color in title | 

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Taglines:

A spine-chilling ghost story

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 December 1989 (UK)

Also Known As:

Asszony feketében

Filming Locations:

Church of The Holy Cross, Sarratt, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Central Films Limited, Granada Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actress Fiona Walker (Mrs. Toovey) is the wife of director Herbert Wise.

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Goofs

When Mr. Kidd is in the nursery for the first time, just before the toy soldier is supposed to magically appear in his hand, you can see the actor reach into his pocket and retrieve said object then conceal it in his palm.

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Connections

References The Gold Rush (1925)

User Reviews

Big Fan!

This film has been scaring me since the first day I saw it.

My Mum had watched it when it was on the telly back in '92. I remember being woken up in the middle of the night by her tearful ramblings as my Dad helped her up the stairs.

She was saying something like "Don't let her get me" or something like that. I asked what had made her so upset and she told me that she'd been watching The Woman in Black.

So obviously i had to watch it and even though i was only eleven she let me. It scared the s*** out of me. I've been immune to horror films since watching this!