The Secret Garden

1993 101 min ★ 7.4 Drama, Family, Fantasy

A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and forgotten. Aided by one of the servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.

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Cast

Kate Maberly

Mary Lennox

Heydon Prowse

Colin Craven

Andrew Knott

Dickon

Maggie Smith

Mrs. Medlock

Irène Jacob

Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven

Laura Crossley

Martha

John Lynch

Lord Archibald Craven

Walter Sparrow

Ben Weatherstaff

Valerie Hill

Cook

Andrea Pickering

Betty Butterworth

Details

Director

Agnieszka Holland

Screenplay

Caroline Thompson

Tagline

"The timeless tale of a special place where magic, hope and love grow."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$40,000,000

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, American Zoetrope

Reviews

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Wuchak

June 6, 2021

★ 9/10

_**Beautiful, reverent, awe-inspiring**_ To be honest, I remember seeing previews of this movie way back when it came out (in 1993) and thinking to myself, "WHY would anyone want to see such a film and why would anyone make it?" Well, about five years later it appeared on TV one night and I started watching, fully expecting to turn it off within 20 minutes or so. WOW -- was I ever wrong! Wha...