The Woman in Black
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Country
Production
Budget
$17 000 000
Box office
$128 955 898
Website
Director
James Watkins
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Brian Oliver, Richard Jackson, Simon Oakes, Guy East, Nigel Sinclair, Roy Lee, Neil Dunn, Xavier Marchand, Tyler Thompson, Tobin Armbrust
Camera operator
Tim Maurice-Jones
Composer
Artist
Kave Quinn, Andrew Palmer
Audition
Karen Lindsay-Stewart
Editing
Short 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.
What's left behind the scenes
- When Arthur emerges from the swamp, he is supposed to be completely covered in mud. However, a clean outline around his mouth is visible.
- The boy playing Daniel Radcliffe's son in the movie is actually the young actor's godson. Daniel Radcliffe himself made this suggestion during the casting process.
- The car driven by Ciarán Hinds' character is a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. This unique vehicle was considered the most expensive in the world, with an insurance value of 35 million dollars in 2005. At the time of filming, the 1907 car was valued at 57 million dollars.
- Adrian Rawlins, the actor who played Harry Potter's father, was the main character in the 1989 film "The Woman in Black".
- Initially, the film's producers considered making it in 3D, but they subsequently decided against this idea.
- The film's producers initially considered making it in 3D, but later decided to abandon the idea.
- The music boxes and mechanical toys in the nursery scene were real antique items from that period, borrowed from a collector for the duration of filming.
- The film is based on Susan Hill's novel 'The Woman in Black' (1983).
- Adrian Rawlins, the actor who played Harry Potter's father, was the lead character in the 1989 film 'The Woman in Black'.
- The music boxes and mechanical toys in the nursery scene were real antiques from that period, borrowed from a collector for the filming.
- The film is based on the novel 'The Woman in Black' (1983) by Susan Hill.
- In 1987, a play based on Susan Hill's book was staged, debuting at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scunthorpe. Two years later, the play moved to the West End, where it continues to run to this day.
- At the 54th minute, Arthur puts the axe down to tear the wallpaper. After tearing the wallpaper, he steps back 2 or 3 steps and reads the inscription. In the next frame, he is holding the axe again, but he doesn't bend down to pick it up.
- In 1987, a play based on Susan Hill's book premiered at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scunthorpe. Two years later, the play moved to the West End, where it continues to run to this day.
- The boy playing the son of the hero Daniel Radcliffe in the film is actually the young actor’s godson. This suggestion was made by Daniel Radcliffe himself during the casting process.
- Kieran Hinds’ character’s car is a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. This unique vehicle is considered the most expensive in the world, with an insurance value of $35 million in 2005. At the time of filming, the 1907 car was valued at $57 million.
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