The Spanish Gardener (1956)
1h 37m
Running Time
December 25, 1956Release Date
The Spanish Gardener (1956)
1h 37m
Running Time
December 25, 1956Release Date
Plot.
Harrington Brande, a British diplomat who recently broke up with his wife, is stationed in a small coastal town in Spain with his son, Nicholas. Harrington is unreasonably possessive of Nicholas and becomes jealous when he begins to form a close friendship with Jose, their gentle gardener.
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Cast & Crew.

Dirk Bogarde
Jose

Jon Whiteley
Nicholas Brande

Michael Hordern
Harrington Brande

Cyril Cusack
Garcia

Geoffrey Keen
Dr Harvey

Maureen Swanson
Maria

Lyndon Brook
Robert Burton

Josephine Griffin
Carol Burton

Bernard Lee
Leighton Bailey

Rosalie Crutchley
Magdalena

Ina De La Haye
Jose's Mother

Harold Scott
Pedro

Jack Stewart
Police Escort

Richard Molinas
Police Escort

Susan Lyall Grant
Maid

David Lander
Policeman

Maurice Denham
Pedro (voice) (uncredited)

Michael Bates
Consular Official (uncredited)

Mandy Harper
Louisa (uncredited)

Philip Leacock
Director

A.J. Cronin
Novel

Lesley Storm
Screenplay

John Bryan
Writer / Producer

Reginald Mills
Editor

John Veale
Original Music Composer

Maurice Carter
Production Design

Christopher Challis
Director of Photography

Charles Hammond
Second Assistant Director

Jean Osborne
Unit Publicist

Mike Fox
Clapper Loader

Iris Tilley
Hairstylist

Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Recordist

W.T. Partleton
Makeup Artist

Earl St. John
Executive Producer

Margaret Furse
Costume Design

Stanley Hosgood
Assistant Director

Peter Manley
Production Manager

Harold Orton
Assistant Director

Muir Mathieson
Conductor

Austin Dempster
Camera Operator

John W. Mitchell
Sound Recordist

Joan Davis
Continuity

Harry Miller
Sound Editor

Betty Knight
Wardrobe Master
Media.

Details.
Release DateDecember 25, 1956
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 37m
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom · Spain
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
diplomat
jealousy
single father
overbearing father
gardner
father son conflict
domineering father
adult child friendship
father son relationship
Wiki.
The Spanish Gardener is a 1956 VistaVision and Technicolor film based on the 1950 eponymous novel by A. J. Cronin. The film, which stars Dirk Bogarde and Jon Whiteley, was directed by Philip Leacock.
The adaptation was filmed both at Pinewood Studios near London and in Palamós nearby Mas Juny estate, as well as in S'Agaro, on the Costa Brava, Catalonia. There were also two other adaptations of the story for Brazilian television: Nicholas (1958) and O Jardineiro Espanhol (1967). The film was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.
The ending of the film differs from that of the book.
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