Underplayed Gems

The Chalk Garden (1964)

The Chalk Garden poster
Directed by
Ronald Neame
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
U
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 53 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman takes a job as a governess for a troubled young girl in a grand English house. The girl's grandmother hires her to bring order and calm to the household.

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What happens

The Chalk Garden is a 1964 British-American film directed by Ronald Neame. It stars Deborah Kerr and Hayley Mills and is an adaptation of the 1955 play of the same name by Enid Bagnold. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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