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The Chalk Garden is a British film of genre Drama directed by Ronald Neame released in USA on 21 may 1964 with Deborah Kerr
The Chalk Garden (1964)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 21 may 1964
Length 1h46
Directed by Ronald Neame
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Drama
Rating71%
The Chalk Garden is a 1964 British-American film directed by Ronald Neame. It stars Deborah Kerr and Hayley Mills and is an adaptation of the 1955 play of the same name by Enid Bagnold. DVD Release 1.10.14
Synopsis
An elderly woman hires a governess with a mysterious past to look after her disturbed teenage granddaughter, who has seen off many previous governesses and who feels intense sexual jealousy and resentment of her beautiful mother.Actors
Deborah Kerr
(Miss Madrigal)
Hayley Mills
(Laurel)
John Mills
(Maitland)
Edith Evans
(Mrs. St. Maugham)
Elizabeth Sellars
(Olivia)
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