The Chalk Garden (Standard Edition) (Blu-ray)

Directed by Ronald Neame

Starring: Deborah Kerr, Hayley Mills, John Mills, Edith Evans, Felix Aylmer, Elizabeth Sellars, Lally Bowers, Toke Townley, Tonie MacMillan, Dame Edith Evans

Contributors: John Michael Hayes, Ross Hunter, Malcolm Arnold, Arthur Ibbetson

Studio: Powerhouse Films
Main Language:
English
Region: Region B
Release Date: 23 Jun 2025
Originally Issued: 1964
No of Discs: 1
Weight: 90g
Dimensions: 135 x 15 x 171 (mm)
Genre: Drama
BBFC Cert: (U) Universal, suitable for all.
Rental/Retail: Retail/Rental
Run Time: 110 minutes
Sound: Mono

Description

Deborah Kerr and Hayley Mills star in this 1964 drama based on the stage play by Enid Bagnold. When disobedient teenager Laurel (Mills) manages to make yet another governess leave, her grandmother and guardian Mrs St. Maugham (Edith Evans) decides enough is enough.

When Miss Madrigal (Kerr) shows up on their doorstep announcing herself as Laurel's new governess the girl quickly comes to realise that she may have finally met her match.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Bonus Footage
• Trailers
• Interviews: Ronald Neame (director).
• Commentary: Lucy Bolton and Josephine Botting (film historians).
• Other Documentary: 'Clever Conversation' (2021); 'Loved and Envied' (2021); 'Fertile Ground' (2021).