Rent The Woman in Black (1989)
3.6 of 5 from 118 ratings
1h 42min
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- Synopsis:
- When a friendless old widow dies in the market town of Crythin Gifford, a young solicitor is sent in to settle her estate. Following cryptic warnings from the locals regarding the terrifying history of the old woman's house, he very soon begins to see visions of a menacing woman in black...
- Actors:
- Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker, Pauline Moran, David Ryall, Clare Holman, John Cater, John Franklyn-Robbins, Fiona Walker, William Simons, Robin Weaver, Caroline John, Joseph Upton, Steven Mackintosh, Andy Nyman, Robert Hamilton, Trevor Cooper, Alison King, Peter Guinness, Timothy Block
- Directors:
- Herbert Wise
- Producers:
- Chris Burt
- Writers:
- Susan Hill, Nigel Kneale
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Drama, Horror
- Collections:
- Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 2, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 12/10/2020
- Run Time:
- 102 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 1.0, English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with Mark Gatiss, Kim Newman and Andy Nyman
- Image Gallery
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Reviews (1) of The Woman in Black
Traditional ghost story - The Woman in Black review by LC
The occasional lapse in acting or effects betrays its humble TV origins, but for the most part this is a solidly made movie, and holds up well. A very traditional ghost story, if there is a criticism here it's that the plot beats are all fairly familiar - the biggest dramatic pull for me was simply waiting to find out if this was going to be a truly supernatural occurrence, or one of those 'Scooby-Doo' style bits of trickery. That said, there is one tremendously effective scare around the midway point that is so well done, it's almost worth watching for this moment alone.
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