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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1987 DVD Release: 05/21/2002 Format: DVD Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 40 mins Studio: Hallmark Members Wishing: 30 Genres: Drama, Children's/Family, Childhood Drama

This made-for-TV adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden stars Gennie James as spoiled-rotten Mary Lennox. When her parents die of cholera, Mary is whisked from her home in India to live in the forbidding Victorian mansion of her flint-hearted uncle (Derek Jacobi). Thanks to the friendship--and vivid imagination--of gardener's son Jadrien Steele, Mary learns that life is lived best when one cares for others. At the same time, her uncle begins to act like a human being. The only false note in this otherwise flawless production was the decision to clumsily frame the story with the narration of the adult Mary Lennox. Blessed with a top-rank British cast, including Michael Hordern, Billie Whitelaw, Lucy Gutteridge and Alison Doody (Harrison Ford's vis-a-vis in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, this 1987 Secret Garden was first telecast as a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Alison Doody - Lilias
Lucy Gutteridge - Mrs. Lennox
Derek Jacobi - Archibald Craven
Gennie James - Mary Lennox

This adaptation of the heartwarming children's classic The Secret Garden comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that preserves he original broadcast aspect ratio. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. There are no subtitles, but the soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include biographies of the cast and crew as well as production notes. This is a bare-bones release, but it should still please those looking for a title that is appropriate for the entire family. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide