The Chalk Garden

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The Chalk Garden ★★★ 1964

A woman with a mysterious past takes on the job of governess for an unruly 14-yearold girl, with unforseen consequences. An excellent adaptation of the Enid Bagnold play although not as suspenseful as the stage production. 106m/C VHS . GB Deborah Kerr, Hayley Mills, Edith Evans, John Mills, Elizabeth Sellars, Felix Aylmer; D: Ronald Neame; W: John Michael Hayes; M: Malcolm Arnold. Natl. Bd. of Review ’64: Support. Actress (Evans).

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