The Woman in Black (1989 film)

The Woman in Black
U.S. VHS cover
GenreHorror drama
Based onThe Woman in Black
by Susan Hill
Screenplay byNigel Kneale
Directed byHerbert Wise
Starring
Music byRachel Portman
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerTed Childs
ProducerChris Burt
CinematographyMichael Davis
EditorLaurence Méry-Clark
Running time103 minutes[2]
Production companyCentral Independent Television[1]
Original release
NetworkITV
Release24 December 1989 (1989-12-24)[1]
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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.[2]

Another film version was released in 2012, starring Daniel Radcliffe.

  1. ^ a b Hand 2015, p. 13.
  2. ^ a b Angelini, Sergio. "Woman in Black, The (1989)". Screen Online. British Film Institute. Retrieved 5 March 2018.