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The Secret Garden

Actor(s): Kate Maberly, Heydon Prowse, Andrew Knott, Maggie Smith, Laura Crossley
Director(s): Agnieszka Holland
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: G
Content Advisory: Excellent For Children
Movie Release: 1993
DVD Release: 11/19/1997
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan
Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 42 mins
Studio: Warner Home Video
Members Wishing: 11
Genres: Drama, Children's/Family, Childhood Drama
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DVD Synopsis

The 1993 remake of The Secret Garden is a rendition of the classic Frances Hodgon Burnett novel about a young girl (Kate Maberly) who discovers an abandoned garden on her uncle's large Victorian country estate, as well as an invalid cousin she didn't realize she had. With the help of a local boy, the girl sets out to restore the garden and, once it is blooming again, she discovers it has magical powers. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide

Actors

Kate Maberly - Mary Lennox
Heydon Prowse - Colin Craven
Andrew Knott - Dickon
Maggie Smith - Mrs. Medlock
Laura Crossley - Martha

Editorial Review of DVD

The Secret Garden comes in a single-layer DVD with the following picture format options: widescreen anamorphic (1.85:1) and standard full-screen (1.33:1). Audio options include English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), with English, Spanish, and French subtitles. Special features are limited to "Recommendations," production notes, and three theatrical trailers. Sound quality is superbly sharp and resonant; picture quality is adequate. A chapter index is included on the inside of the cardboard cover. ~ Craig Chalquist, All Movie Guide

Member Movie Reviews

Jamie H. from CANDLER, NC wrote on 8/10/2009...

This is such a great movie. I love this movie. I own it and it is a great Childrens movie.

Aimee M. (AimeeM) wrote on 2/4/2008...

1 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is a good version. Well acted, and wonderful scenery.
Although it does deviate a bit from the book in some details, I found the alterations made the story more believable.

For example: Mary finds the key in a jewelry box in her Aunt's room, whereas in the book she randomly finds it buried in all the vast acres of her Uncle's land.
In the movie her parents die in an earthquake, which she survived by hiding under a bed . In the book it was disease which somehow killed off everyone in the night except her.

All in all, I like this movie. It is entertaining for the evening.