''She Waits'' is a 1972 American

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directed by

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and starring

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, and

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. It follows a murdered woman whose spirit possesses her husband's new wife.

Cast

as Laura Wilson *

as Mark Wilson *

as Sarah Wilson *

Lew Ayres Lewis Frederick Ayres III (December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor whose film and television career spanned 65 years. He is best known for starring as German soldier Paul Bäumer in the film '' All Quiet on the Western Fr ...

as Dr. Sam Carpenter *

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as Mrs. Medina *

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as David Brody *

Nelson Olmsted Nelson Olmsted, (January 28, 1914, Minneapolis, Minnesota - April 8, 1992, Torrance, California) was an actor in films, recordings, radio and television from the 1950s to the 1970s. Sometimes billed as Nelson Olmstead, he was best known for an ...

as Antique Dealer Kurawicz

Reception

Author and critic

John Kenneth Muir John Kenneth Muir (born December 3, 1969) is an American literary critic. As of 2022, he has written thirty reference books in the fields of film and television, with a particular focus on the horror and science fiction genres. Biography Born ...

wrote:

A story of spirit possession, ''She Waits'' (1972) is one of the most long-winded and dull of the early 1970’s made-for-TV horror films. Basically, the movie sets down in the Wilson family house, and rarely leaves that setting... ''She Waits'' features no real action, no real explanation for the survival of Elaine’s spirit in the house, and no real horror, either....

References

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* {{Delbert Mann 1972 films 1972 horror films 1972 television films American horror television films American supernatural horror films Films directed by Delbert Mann 1970s American films