| The Woman in Black | |
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| Genre | Horror drama |
| Based on | The Woman in Black by Susan Hill |
| Screenplay by | Nigel Kneale |
| Directed by | Herbert Wise |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Rachel Portman |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ted Childs |
| Producer | Chris Burt |
| Cinematography | Michael Davis |
| Editor | Laurence Méry-Clark |
| Running time | 103 minutes[2] |
| Production company | Central Independent Television[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 24 December 1989[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.