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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 ...
- Jon Whiteley
The Monymusk-born Whiteley appeared in five films during his...
- Jon Whiteley
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
- Philip Leacock
- Drama
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- Dirk Bogarde
- Philip Leacock
- The Rank Organisation
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.
The alienated young son of a British consul finds understanding from a Spanish gardener, but his father resents the relationship.
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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.
The Gardener: Directed by Scott Chambers, Becca Hirani. With Robert Bronzi, Gary Daniels, Nicola Wright, Jake Watkins. An immigrant living a quiet life as a gardener at a manor house in England has to rely on old skills to save the family he works for from home invaders.
