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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 ...
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Jon James Lamont Whiteley (19 February 1945 – 16 May 2020)...
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Harrington Brande (Michael Hordern), a British diplomat who recently broke up with his wife, is stationed in a small coastal town in Spain with his son, Nicholas (Jon Whiteley).
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- Dirk Bogarde
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Mar 2, 2017 · British filmmakers practically cornered the market on quiet, personal dramas in the 1950s. A prime example is The Spanish Gardener (1956), an unassuming film that subtly hooks its audience with a tale about a shattered man, his lonely son, and a part-time gardener that changes their lives.
Jun 27, 2016 · The Spanish Gardener. June 27, 2016 Old Yorker Film review. Philip Leacock (1956) Based on a novel by A J Cronin (with a screenplay by John Bryan and Lesley Storm), this British drama is limited yet the narrowness of its focus gives it a peculiar intensity.
Comedy. Rather undiplomatic British diplomat Harrington Brande (Sir Michael Hordern) takes up his new post in Spain accompanied by his son Nicholas (Jon Whiteley). The posting is something of a...
The alienated young son of a British consul finds understanding from a Spanish gardener, but his father resents the relationship.
Aug 5, 2019 · The lonely boy is befriended by the new athletic gardener, Jose (Dirk Bogarde), and the two have fun together in the garden. Their easy-going friendship irks dad and he jealously forbids conversations between the two.
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