Der geheime Garten (1993)
Die kleine Mary wächst in Indien wie eine Prinzessin auf. Doch als ihre Eltern bei einem Erdbeben ums Leben kommen, muss sie zurück ins kalte England, das ihr längst fremd geworden ist. Nur widerwillig nimmt ihr Onkel Lord Craven sie auf seinem Herrensitz auf. Hier fühlt sich das Mädchen, das die Ablehnung des Onkels deutlich spürt, sehr einsam. Zudem scheint das alte, abgelegene Haus viele dunkle Geheimnisse zu bergen. Jede Nacht hört Mary das herzzerreißende Schluchzen eines anderen Kindes, hinter dem verblichenen Wandteppich ist eine unheimliche Treppe verborgen, und den geheimen verwilderten Garten darf niemand betreten. Erst als sie sich mit Colin, Cravens invalidem Sohn, und Dickon, der mit Tieren reden kann, anfreundet und sie zusammen den Garten wieder herrichten und zum Blühen bringen, ändert sich Marys tristes Dasein. Gemeinsam schaffen die drei so unterschiedlichen Kinder ein richtiges kleines Wunder.
Der Regisseur:
Agnieszka Holland
Der Autor:
Caroline Thompson
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Kate Maberly as Mary Lennox |
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Heydon Prowse as Colin Craven |
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Andrew Knott as Dickon |
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Maggie Smith as Mrs. Medlock |
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Irène Jacob as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven |
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Laura Crossley as Martha |
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John Lynch as Lord Archibald Craven |
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Walter Sparrow as Ben Weatherstaff |
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Valerie Hill as Cook |
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Andrea Pickering as Betty Butterworth |
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Peter Moreton as Will |
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Arthur Spreckley as John |
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Colin Bruce as Major Lennox |
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Parsan Singh as Ayah |
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Eileen Page as Grandmother at Dock |
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David Stoll as Grandfather at Dock |
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Tabatha Allen as Girl at Dock |
| Directing | Agnieszka Holland | Director |
| Writing | Frances Hodgson Burnett | Novel |
| Writing | Caroline Thompson | Screenplay |
| Production | Francis Ford Coppola | Executive Producer |
| Production | Fred Fuchs | Producer |
| Production | Tom Luddy | Producer |
| Production | Fred Roos | Producer |
| Sound | Zbigniew Preisner | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Isabelle Lorente | Editor |
| Art | Stuart Craig | Production Design |
| Art | Stephenie McMillan | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marit Allen | Costume Design |
| Production | Roy Button | Production Supervisor |
| Art | John King | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Peter Russell | Art Direction |
| Art | Jim Morahan | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert McCann | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Shircore | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Peter Hancock | Property Master |
| Art | Michael Redding | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Peter Voysey | Sculptor |
| Sound | Laurie Bernard | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Malcolm Fife | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Pat Jackson | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Marilyn McCoppen | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Jim McKee | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | E. Jeanne Putnam | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | David Sutton | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jennifer L. Ware | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Pete Cavaciuti | Steadicam Operator |
| Lighting | John Higgins | Gaffer |
| Camera | Bob Penn | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ken Crouch | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Editing | Tina Fallani | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Tom Freeman | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Kevin Lane | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Nick Daubeny | Location Manager |
| Production | Kevin De La Noy | Location Manager |
| Production | Judi Bunn | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | James Ellis Deakins | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Nancy Mannigham | Dialect Coach |
| Art | Nina Saxon | Title Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Shircore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Shircore | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Sara Desmond | Floor Runner |
| Sound | Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | David Brown | First Assistant Director |