The Secret Garden
The timeless tale of a special place where magic, hope and love grow.
Country
Budget
$18 000 000
Box office
$31 181 665
Director
Actors
Kate Maberly, Heydon Prowse, Andrew Knott, Maggie Smith, Irène Jacob, Laura Crossley, John Lynch, Walter Sparrow, Valerie Hill, Andrea Pickering
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Fred Roos, Fred Fuchs, Tom Luddy, Francis Ford Coppola
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Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The role of Colin could have gone to Elijah Wood, but the young actor declined the offer. Open auditions were organized, and among those invited were students from the school where Haydon Prowse studied. This role remained his only acting job.
- The costume design was so detailed that the initials M.L. (Mary Lennox), embroidered on Mary’s stockings, can be noticed in every shot when Aya dresses the girl at the very beginning of the film.
- The corridor leading to Colin's room, and the room itself, are decorated with tapestries depicting English King Edward VI, who was seriously ill and died at the age of sixteen.
- The tapestries in Mary's room form a classic cycle known as 'The Hunt of the Unicorn.' In it, a young woman lures the Unicorn from the wild into a new life, which is, in a sense, a reflection of Mary's role in the story.
- John Lynch was cast as Lord Craven at 11 p.m., after the actor who had been previously invited suddenly dropped out of the project, necessitating an urgent replacement.
- The film is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel “The Secret Garden” (1911).
- The film is based on the novel The Secret Garden (1911) by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
- The role of Colin could have gone to Elijah Wood, but the young actor turned down the offer. Open auditions were organized, and students from the school where Haydon Prouse studied were invited, among others. This role remained his only acting work.
- The costume design was so detailed that the initials M.L. (Mary Lennox), embroidered on Mary's stockings, can be seen in every frame where Aya dresses the girl at the beginning of the film.
- The tapestries in Mary's room form a classic cycle known as 'The Hunt of the Unicorn.' In it, a young girl lures the Unicorn from the wild thicket into a new life, which in a way reflects Mary's role in the plot of the movie.
- John Lynch landed the role of Lord Craven at 11 p.m., after the actor who had been cast previously suddenly dropped out of the project, necessitating an urgent search for a replacement.
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