The peculiar antics of Laurel, an emotionally troubled young girl, are the focus of The Chalk Garden – a stately household drama set on the cliffs of the English south coast. Edith Evans plays a matriarchal grandmother who, in raising her granddaughter, has neglected her other love – a barren chalk garden. Mayhem ensues as Laurel's behavior frightens away a succession of governesses until an enigmatic one is hired in spite of her mysterious references. She skillfully sets about tending to the girl's reckless emotions and the pitifully failed garden.

King Solomon's Mines

1950

English

6.7

♡ 9

92%

based on novel or book

Andrew Marton Director

Stewart Granger as Allan Quatermain

Deborah Kerr as Elizabeth Curtis

Richard Carlson as John Goode

Hugo Haas as Van Brun aka Smith

Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing husband lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

1957

English

7.3

♡ 7

83%

roman catholic church

War

world war ii

John Huston Director

Robert Mitchum as Corporal Allison USMC

Deborah Kerr as Sister Angela

A Roman Catholic nun and a hard-bitten US Marine are stranded together on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific during World War II. Under constant threat of discovery by a ruthless enemy, they hide in a cave and forage for food together. Their forced companionship and the struggle for survival forge a powerful emotional bond between them.

Separate Tables

1958

English

7.3

♡ 18

68%

75%

Action

based on play or musical

Delbert Mann Director

Rod Taylor as Charles

Burt Lancaster as John Malcolm

Gladys Cooper as Mrs. Railton-Bell

Deborah Kerr as Sibyl Railton-Bell

The lives of a disparate group of unfulfilled people converge at a small, seaside English hotel in this adaptation of Terence Rattigan's classic play.

Black Narcissus

1947

English

7.7

♡ 33

100%

87%

Action

based on novel or book

Drama

forbidden love

himalaya

himalaya mountain range

mountain

nun

Michael Powell Director

Jean Simmons as Kanchi

David Farrar as Mr. Dean

Deborah Kerr as Sister Clodagh

Esmond Knight as The Old General

A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They work to establish a school and a hospital, but slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love.