The Woman in Black (1989)

Directed by

Herbert Wise

Genre

horror film, drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 143 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young solicitor travels to a remote English village to handle the estate of a reclusive widow. He soon realizes the town is haunted by a mysterious woman in black.

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What happens

The Woman in Black is a 1989 British horror drama television film directed by Herbert Wise and starring Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker and Pauline Moran. The teleplay is adapted from the 1983 novel of the same name by Susan Hill. It focuses on a young solicitor who is sent to a coastal English village to settle the estate of a reclusive widow, and finds the town haunted. The programme was produced by Central Independent Television for ITV, and premiered on Christmas Eve 1989. It was an unexpected success, though author Susan Hill reportedly disagreed with some of the slight changes screenwriter Nigel Kneale made in the adaptation. Another film version, starring Daniel Radcliffe, was released in 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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