The Woman in Black

TV Movie
1989
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1h 42m

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Pauline Moran in The Woman in Black (1989)

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.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.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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7.1/10

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Nominated for 4 BAFTA Awards
- 4 nominations total

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Bernard Hepton in The Woman in Black (1989)

David Ryall in The Woman in Black (1989)

Adrian Rawlins in The Woman in Black (1989)

Bernard Hepton, Pauline Moran, and Adrian Rawlins in The Woman in Black (1989)

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Trivia
Adrian Rawlins, who played Arthur Kidd in this 1989 version of The Woman In Black, later played James Potter, father to Harry Potter in the Harry Potter films. Harry Potter was played by Daniel Radcliffe, and Daniel would later go on to portray the same character (Arthur Kipps) in the 2012 version of The Woman in Black (2012).

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.

Quotes
Sam Toovey: Can you guess how much I've gathered up out there? Nine farms. Big and small. 12,600 acres. Half a dozen faithful tenants. God knows how many labourers. And I'm not gonna stop now.
Arthur Kidd: I've heard it said you'll own half the county.
Sam Toovey: I might at that. Why do I do it?
Arthur Kidd: I don't know. Why do you?
Sam Toovey: I don't know. No reason, except to go on and on. Doing it becomes its own reason, you see. And in the end... There's no point at all. It's like all hobbies. Essentially pointless. Will you agree, Margaret? My territorial ambitions are singularly pointless?

Alternate versions
The UK Blu-ray released by Network features the option of viewing either one of two versions of the film; the original 1.37:1 broadcast version or a new 1.78:1 widescreen version with different framing.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Another Top 10 Scariest Haunted Houses in Movies (2016)

Soundtracks
Abide with Me
(uncredited)
Music by William H. Monk
Played on church organ at Mrs. Drablow's funeral

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Scary, very, very scary

I first saw The Woman in Black when I was ten years old. It was broadcast on Xmas eve 1989. It frightened me senseless and it has never really left me.

It is a really wonderful film and a delight to know that there are some really good ghost stories out there. The whole atmosphere is made tense by the fact that you never know when something truly awful is either going to appear or going to happen and your are treated to the same amount of terror that the main character, Arthur Kidd, is experiencing which is very rare for any film to get the audience involved in that way.

You must see this film, track it down and view something that is so terrifying that you won't sleep for nights on end.

It is a shame that the film is no longer available on video in Britain and is hardly ever shown on television now so come on somebody get this out on video or even better on DVD as it is a classic and defines how all ghost stories should be made.

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