The Spanish Gardener (film)

This article is about the 1956 film. For the novel, see The Spanish Gardener.

The Spanish Gardener
Directed by	Philip Leacock
Written by	A. J. Cronin (novel) Lesley Storm
Produced by	Earl St. John
Starring	Dirk Bogarde Jon Whiteley Michael Hordern Cyril Cusack
Cinematography	Christopher Challis
Edited by	Reginald Mills
Music by	John Veale
Distributed by	The Rank Organisation
Release date	25 December 1956
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Spanish Gardener is a 1956 VistaVision and Technicolor film based on the novel of the same name by A. J. Cronin, first published in 1950. The film stars Dirk Bogarde and Jon Whiteley, and was directed by Philip Leacock. The adaptation was filmed both at Pinewood Studios, near London, and in Palamós, nearby Mas Juny estate, and in S'Agaro, on the Costa Brava, Catalonia. Nicholas (1958) and O Jardineiro Espanhol (1967), are adaptations of the story for Brazilian television.

The film was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.

Cast

• Dirk Bogarde as Jose
• Jon Whiteley as Nicholas Brande
• Michael Hordern as Harrington Brande
• Cyril Cusack as Garcia
• Maureen Swanson as Maria
• Lyndon Brook as Robert Burton
• Josephine Griffin as Carol Burton
• Bernard Lee as Leighton Bailey
• Rosalie Crutchley as Magdalena
• Ina De La Haye as Jose's Mother
• Geoffrey Keen as Dr. Harvey
• Harold Scott as Pedro
• Jack Stewart as a police escort
• Richard Molinas as a police escort
• Susan Lyall Grant as the maid
• John Adderley as the taxi driver
• David Lander as the policeman

External links

• The Spanish Gardener at Turner Classic Movies
• Variety review
• Nicholas Brazilian telenovela (1958)
• O Jardineiro Espanhol Brazilian telenovela (1967)
• Webpage about O Jardineiro Espanhol (in Portuguese)
• The Spanish Gardener at IMDb