The Secret Garden
Orphaned heiress Mary Lennox must coax a long‑forgotten garden back to life while confronting her reclusive uncle’s icy grief and the mysterious secrets that linger within his crumbling estate.
“The timeless tale of a special place where magic, hope and love grow.”
Synopsis
A young British girl, born and raised in India, loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is sent to live with her uncle at his castle in England. Struggling with the grief of losing his wife ten years earlier, the uncle is emotionally distant, leaving the girl once again neglected. She begins exploring the estate and stumbles upon a long-forgotten, locked garden. With the help of one of the servants' boys, she starts restoring the garden and gradually uncovers other secrets hidden within the manor.
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Principal cast & crew: 22
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Edited by Isabelle LorenteShot by Roger DeakinsScored by Zbigniew PreisnerDesigned by Stuart Craig
Box Office
1993 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.2× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$40.0M
US & Canada: $31.2M — 78% of worldwide · International: $8.8M (22%)
Opening weekend: $4.6M — 15% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $8.1M — 26% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,319 theaters
Also known as
- Der geheime Gartende
- El jardín secretoes
- Le Jardin secretfr
- Il giardino segretoit
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Cast & Crew
22 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Kate Maberly
as Mary Lennox
Maggie Smith
as Mrs. Medlock
Heydon Prowse
as Colin Craven
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as Mrs. Medlock
Andrew Knott
as Dickon
Laura Crossley
as Martha
John Lynch
as Lord Archibald Craven
Walter Sparrow
as Ben Weatherstaff
Irene Jacob
as Lilias Craven
Frank Baker
as Government Official
Valerie Hill
as Cook
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