I Know a secret (K)

A film adaptation of a short story by Lucy Maud Montgomery set during the late 1930s. The story is about a young girl called Jane Lawrence, and some children she becomes acquainted with after she moves to the country with her mother to live.

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Credits

director

Bruce Pittman

co-producer

Janice Platt

Michael Macmillan

Seaton McLean

production company

Atlantis Films

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016305

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 12+

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1982

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