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The Chalk Garden (1964)
Directed by Ronald Neame
“A girl on the verge of womanhood... a woman on the edge of loneliness... both suspicious of affection, yet starved for love.”
Drama, Mystery · 1h 45m
The peculiar antics of Laurel, an emotionally troubled young girl, are the focus of The Chalk Garden – a stately household drama set on the cliffs of the English south coast. Edith Evans plays a matriarchal grandmother who, in raising her granddaughter, has neglected her other love – a barren chalk garden. Mayhem ensues as Laurel's behavior frightens away a succession of governesses until an enigmatic one is hired in spite of her mysterious references. She skillfully sets about tending to the girl's reckless emotions and the pitifully failed garden.
Cast
Deborah Kerr
Hayley Mills
John Mills
Edith Evans
Felix Aylmer
Elizabeth Sellars
Toke Townley
Crew
- Director
- Ronald Neame
- Writer
- Enid Bagnold, John Michael Hayes
- Director of Photography
- Arthur Ibbetson
- Original Music Composer
- Malcolm Arnold
- Editor
- Jack Harris
- Producer
- Ross Hunter
Details
- Release date
- 1964-04-02
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Production
- Ross Hunter Productions, Universal Pictures