The Spanish Gardener
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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
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Dirk Bogarde
Jose
Known for
A Bridge Too Far
Death in Venice
Jon Whiteley
Nicholas Brande
Known for
Moonfleet
Michael Hordern
Harrington Brande
Known for
Shōgun
Where Eagles Dare
Cyril Cusack
Garcia
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Geoffrey Keen
Dr Harvey
Known for
The Spy Who Loved Me
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Maureen Swanson
Maria
Known for
Knights of the Round Table
Moulin Rouge
Lyndon Brook
Robert Burton
Known for
The Purple Plain
I, Claudius
Josephine Griffin
Carol Burton
Known for
The Man Who Never Was
The Purple Plain
Bernard Lee
Leighton Bailey
Known for
From Russia with Love
The Third Man
Rosalie Crutchley
Magdalena
Known for
The Haunting
Smiley's People
Ina De La Haye
Jose's Mother
Known for
Anastasia
Harold Scott
Pedro
Known for
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Philip Leacock Director · Lesley Storm Screenplay John Bryan Writer
First release December 25, 1956 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
The Rank Organisation
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 25, 1956
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Romania
April 26, 1959 · Theatrical · la cinematografele „V. Alecsandri” și „I.C.Frimu” din capitală
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