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77 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
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The Secret Garden
"The Key to the Most Unusual Picture of the Year"
1949 1h 32m EN
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Synopsis
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When Cholera takes the parents of Mary Lennox, she is shipped from India to England to live with her Uncle Craven. Mary changes the lives of those she encounters at her Uncle's remote estate.
βThe Key to the Most Unusual Picture of the Yearβ
Cast
Margaret O'Brien
Mary Lennox
Dean Stockwell
Colin Craven
Herbert Marshall
Archibald Craven
Gladys Cooper
Mrs. Medlock
Elsa Lanchester
Martha
Brian Roper
Dickon
Reginald Owen
Ben Weatherstaff
George Zucco
Dr. Fortescue
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Fred M. Wilcox
- Writers
- Robert Ardrey
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Fred M. Wilcox, shot by Ray June. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Bronislau Kaper. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Robert Kern shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Margaret O'Brien and Dean Stockwell and Herbert Marshall carry the top of the cast.
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Marketing tagline: "The Key to the Most Unusual Picture of the Year".
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IMDB entry: tt0041855 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Fred M. Wilcox directs. Ray June behind the camera. Bronislau Kaper scores. Robert Kern cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 177 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Fred M. Wilcox, shot by Ray June. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Bronislau Kaper. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Robert Kern shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Margaret O'Brien and Dean Stockwell and Herbert Marshall carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "The Key to the Most Unusual Picture of the Year".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0041855 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 34 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ray June
- Original score
- Bronislau Kaper
- Editing
- Robert Kern
- Costume design
- Walter Plunkett
- Runtime
- 92 min Β· 1h 32m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Fred M. Wilcox
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US
Key crew
- NovelFrances Hodgson Burnett
- Art DirectionUrie McCleary
- Set DecorationEdwin B. Willis
- EditorRobert Kern
- Costume DesignWalter Plunkett
- ProducerClarence Brown
- Art DirectionCedric Gibbons
- Assistant DirectorJack Gertsman
- Still PhotographerOtto Dyar
- Sound DirectorDouglas Shearer
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- garden
- uncle
- hunchback
- crippled child
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1949-04-30
Also known as
International titles
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