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The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 3, 2012

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Drama, Horror, Thriller

User Score

61%

Original Title

The Woman in Black

Production Companies

Hammer Film Productions, Alliance Films, Talisman Films, UK Film Council

Director

James Watkins

Budget

$32,000,000

Revenue

$129,000,000

Description

The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true identity.