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The Chalk Garden

1964 film by Ronald Neame
Movie film Q1168870
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Summary

The Chalk Garden is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (585 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Ronald Neame[4]
  • Screenwriter: John Michael Hayes[5]
  • Composer: Malcolm Arnold[6]
  • Genre: drama film[7]
  • Cast member: Deborah Kerr[8], Hayley Mills[9], John Mills[10], Edith Evans[11], Elizabeth Sellars[12], Felix Aylmer[13]
  • Producer: Ross Hunter[14]
  • Director of photography: Arthur Ibbetson[15]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[16]
  • Review score: 6.3/10[17], 61/100[18], 71%[19]
  • Color: color[20]
  • Country of origin: United States[21], United Kingdom[22]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1964[23]
  • Distributed by: General Film Distributors[24]
  • Narrative location: Brighton[25]
  • Film editor: Jack Harris[26]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[27]
  • Title: The Chalk Garden[28]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[29]
  • Duration: 118 minutes[30]
  • Production designer: Carmen Dillon[31]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[32]
  • Assessment: Bechdel test[33]

Why It Matters

The Chalk Garden has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did The Chalk Garden receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

Related Entities

Deborah Kerr Edith Evans film Hayley Mills John Mills Malcolm Arnold United Kingdom United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Bechdel Test Movie List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'ckb', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'ko', 'nl', 'pt', 'sv',
    Ampas collections film id → W070199
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 57933
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Carmen Dillon
    Publication date → +1964-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → John Michael Hayes
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+118'}
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