Release Date

02 Apr, 1964

Runtime

01:45: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

A girl on the verge of womanhood... a woman on the edge of loneliness... both suspicious of affection, yet starved for love.

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.

Original Title

The Chalk Garden

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Actors

Deborah Kerr

Hayley Mills

John Mills

Edith Evans

Felix Aylmer

Elizabeth Sellars

Lally Bowers

Toke Townley

Tonie MacMillan

Crew

Enid Bagnold

Jack Harris

John Michael Hayes

Malcolm Arnold

Ronald Neame

Ross Hunter

Arthur Ibbetson