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Children's classic about an orphan who brings about a remarkable change in the life of her uncle's sombre mansion. Mary is sent to live with her uncle after the death of her parents, but his manner leaves her feeling bitterly alone. Then she discovers a young crippled boy whom she adopts as a playmate, and together they dare to explore a forbidden walled garden. Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Alternative title(s):

El Jardín Secreto
O Jardim Secreto

Keywords:

Children's, Drama, Family, Based-on-Novel, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, Childrens

Additional Information:

(1993) (4 Star)

Cast:

Kate Maberly	.... Mary Lennox
Heydon Prowse	.... Colin Craven
Andrew Knott	.... Dickon
Maggie Smith	.... Mrs. Medlock
Laura Crossley	.... Martha
John Carroll Lynch	.... Lord Craven

Supporting Cast:

Walter Sparrow	.... Ben Weatherstaff
Irène Jacob	.... Mary's Mother/Aunt
Frank Baker	.... Government official
Valerie Hill	.... Cook
Andrea Pickering	.... Betty Butterworth
Peter Moreton	.... Will
Arthur Spreckley	.... John
Colin Bruce	.... Maj. Lennox
Parsan Singh	.... Mary's ayah

Directors:

Agnieszka Holland

Writers:

Frances Hodgson Burnett
Caroline Thompson