# The Woman in Black (1989)

> A young solicitor’s routine estate assignment becomes a chilling encounter with a seaside town’s unspeakable ghost and its devastating legacy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9766

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery, TV Movie
- Director: Herbert Wise
- Cast: Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker, Pauline Moran, David Ryall, Clare Holman, John Cater, John Franklyn-Robbins
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098672/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, oppressive, late night horror, rainy day viewing

## Synopsis

A young solicitor uncovers a chilling legacy in a haunted estate that the townspeople fear.

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