The Spanish Gardener

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The Spanish Gardener

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

The Spanish Gardener is a 1950 novel by A. J. Cronin which tells the story of a British diplomat, Harrington Brande, who is posted to Catalonia, Spain after his marriage collapses. The overbearing father becomes jealous of the evolving friendship between his young son, Nicholas, and the charismatic gardener, Jose. Feeling threatened and resentful, Harrington goes to extreme lengths to destroy the mentoring relationship that has brought much joy to his sheltered child, even having Jose framed for theft. Released in 1956, the film adaptation was filmed both at Pinewood Studios, situated outside of London, and in S'Agaro, on the Costa Brava. The outdoor scenes are particularly beautiful due to the locales, as well as to the intense colour saturation resulting from the Technicolor film process. In 1958 and 1967, the story was adapted for Brazilian television by TV Tupi.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

v • d • e Works by A. J. Cronin

Novels	Hatter's Castle • Three Loves • Grand Canary • The Stars Look Down • The Citadel • The Keys of the Kingdom • The Green Years • Shannon's Way • The Spanish Gardener • The Valorous Years • Beyond This Place • A Thing of Beauty/Crusader's Tomb • The Northern Light • The Native Doctor/An Apple in Eden • The Judas Tree • A Song of Sixpence • A Pocketful of Rye • The Minstrel Boy/Desmonde • Lady with Carnations • Gracie Lindsay

Selected Short Stories & Story Collections	"Kaleidoscope in 'K'" • Country Doctor (novella) • "Vigil in the Night" • Adventures of a Black Bag • The Innkeeper's Wife • Further Adventures of a Black Bag • Doctor Finlay of Tannochbrae

Play	Jupiter Laughs

Autobiography	Adventures in Two Worlds

UK/US Film & Television Adaptations	Once to Every Woman • Grand Canary • The Citadel (film) • Vigil in the Night • The Stars Look Down • Shining Victory • Hatter's Castle • The Keys of the Kingdom • The Green Years • The Spanish Gardener • Web of Evidence • Dr. Finlay's Casebook • The Citadel (television)

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