The Secret Garden (1987) (TV)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Alan Grint

Writers:

Frances Hodgson Burnett (novel)
Blanche Hanalis (writer)

Release Date:

30 November 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Drama

Plot:

When a spoiled English girl living in 19th century India loses both parents in a cholera epidemic, she...

Plot Keywords:

Mansion | Uncle | Cholera | 19th Century | Orphan

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Gennie James	...	Mary Lennox
Barret Oliver	...	Dickon Sowerby
Jadrien Steele	...	Colin Craven
Michael Hordern	...	Ben Weatherstaff
Billie Whitelaw	...	Mrs. Medlock
Derek Jacobi	...	Archibald Craven
Lucy Gutteridge	...	Mrs. Lennox
Colin Firth	...	Adult Colin Craven
Julian Glover	...	Colonel McGraw
Cassie Stuart	...	Martha
Philip Locke	...	Pitcher
Karen Archer	...	Mrs. Crawford
Irina Brook	...	Adult Mary
David Waller	...	Dr. Craven
Pat Heywood	...	Mrs. Sowerby

Runtime:

Netherlands:100 min | USA:100 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Highclere Castle, Highclere, Hampshire, England, UK

Company:

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

Trivia:

Many of Highclere Castle's furnishings were used during filming and are arranged in the same manner throughout the house today.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Adult Colin Craven: When I was at Oxford, I asked you to marry me. When I was in France I wrote to you and asked you to marry me. Why didn't you answer me, Mary?
Mary: Because I wanted you to ask me here in our garden.
Adult Colin Craven: [smiles] Of course. I should have known
[pause]
Adult Colin Craven: Will you marry me, Mary Lennox?
Mary: Yes.
[they kiss]
Mary: Come see our garden.

Movie Connections:

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Out of all the different versions of the Secret Garden films, I would have to say this is my favorite.I feel that they brought the essence of the book to life in this film. Not only was the music enchanting, but the cast was well suited.It was if they stepped right out of the novel and came to life. I would recommend this to anyone who is a fan of Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden.It stays true to the book no matter what the critics say.