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The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

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20206.31h 40m

Overview

Mary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. She meets her sickly cousin, and the two children find a wondrous secret garden lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor.

Directed by Marc Munden
Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Jack Thorne
Produced by Rosie Alison, David Heyman
Box Office0Revenue: $8.7M

Top Cast

Dixie Egerickx

Dixie Egerickx

Mary Lennox

Tommy Gene Surridge

Tommy Gene Surridge

Billy

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Lord Archibald Craven

Julie Walters

Julie Walters

Mrs. Medlock

Maeve Dermody

Maeve Dermody

Alice

Edan Hayhurst

Edan Hayhurst

Colin Craven

Amir Wilson

Amir Wilson

Dickon

I

Isis Davis

Martha

Richard Hansell

Richard Hansell

George

David Verrey

David Verrey

Jeremy

Themes & Keywords

gardenyorkshireorphanbased on children's bookpost war1940s

About The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden is a family, fantasy, drama film released in 2020 exploring themes of garden, yorkshire, orphan, based on children's book, post war, 1940s. Directed by Marc Munden, it stars Dixie Egerickx, Tommy Gene Surridge, Colin Firth. Mary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. She meets her sickly cousin, and the two children find a wondrous secret garden lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor.

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