The Secret Garden Director: Alan Grint Cast: Alison Doody, Lucy Gutteridge, Derek Jacobi, Gennie James

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  • DVD Release Date: 01/12/1999
  • Original Release: 1987
  • Rating: Rated PG
 
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This made-for-TV adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden stars Gennie James as spoiled-rotten Mary Lennox. When her parents die of cholera, Mary is whisked from her home in India to live in the forbidding Victorian mansion of her flint-hearted uncle (Derek Jacobi). Thanks to the friendship--and vivid imagination--of gardener's son Jadrien Steele, Mary learns that life is lived best when one cares for others. At the same time, her uncle begins to act like a human being. The only false note in this otherwise flawless production was the decision to clumsily frame the story with the narration of the adult Mary Lennox. Blessed with a top-rank British cast, including Michael Hordern, Billie Whitelaw, Lucy Gutteridge and Alison Doody (Harrison Ford's vis-a-vis in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, this 1987 Secret Garden was first telecast as a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Secret Gardenby Anonymous

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June 06, 2006: I loved this version of the video. This was my favorite movie version of it. I've seen the others, and didn't think they stood a chance against this one. For small children, this is just scary enough to keep them interested, but not too scary to bother them. Perfect balance of good magic and interesting/scary people.

Secret Gardenby Anonymous

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March 29, 2003: Having watched three different versions of this film I would have to say I think this one is the classic. I used to watch it at my friends house when I was younger and it scared me to death! I later saw the 1993 version and then the earlier version made with only the garden scenes in colour. The middle one however is far more magical and in parts creepy, Mary Lennox is more bratty too, this is a great film which should be seen by all children, it is a classic and shouldn't be skipped over purely for the latest Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter film.


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