The Chalk Garden
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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.
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Deborah KerrMiss Madrigal
Hayley MillsLaurel
John MillsMaitland
Edith EvansMrs. St. Maugham
Felix AylmerJudge McWhirrey
Elizabeth SellarsOlivia
Toke TownleyShop ClerkExplore the crew
- Editor
- Jack Harris
- Writer
- John Michael Hayes
- Original Music Composer
- Malcolm Arnold
- Producer
- Ross Hunter
- Writer
- Enid Bagnold
- Director
- Ronald Neame
- Director of Photography
- Arthur Ibbetson