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  • 1964
  • Approved
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 1964
  • Approved
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 46 m
The Chalk Garden

Summary An elderly woman hires a governess with a mysterious past to look after her disturbed and spoiled teenage granddaughter, who eventually understands the meaning of self-sacrifice, as an example of love, and grows into a better person.

Directed By: Ronald Neame

Written By: John Michael Hayes, Enid Bagnold

  • 1964
  • Approved
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 1964
  • Approved
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 46 m

The Chalk Garden

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary An elderly woman hires a governess with a mysterious past to look after her disturbed and spoiled teenage granddaughter, who eventually understands the meaning of self-sacrifice, as an example of love, and grows into a better person.

Directed By: Ronald Neame

Written By: John Michael Hayes, Enid Bagnold

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Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Ronald Neame, who has directed the picture, and John Michael Hayes, who has written the script, present us with a cozy, compact drama that follows a comfortable, sentimental line.
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70
On paper, this sounds like a ripe old piece of Victoriana, but curiously it works, largely because of confident, smooth performances by all concerned.
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50
The original seemed to convey more tension and suspense. In the film everything is painfully predictable.
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40
Transplanted from stage to screen, Enid Bagnold's witty, pitiless and elliptical high comedy yields only a withered bouquet of hearts and flowers. Made by Producer Ross Hunter, who customarily trafficks in Doris Daysies, the movie is all thumbs, none of them green.
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Production Company Quota Rentals Limited, Ross Hunter Productions
Release Date May 21, 1964
Duration 1 h 46 m
Rating Approved
Genres
Tagline Hayley's a Rebel With a Streak of Imp!
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
BAFTA Awards
• 4 Nominations

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