The Spanish Gardener

The Spanish Gardener

97 mins | Drama | Dec. 25, 1956

British diplomat Harrington Brande takes up his new lowly post in Spain accompanied by his son Nicholas. That his wife had left him seems to have affected his career. Nicholas sees it all as something of an adventure and soon becomes friends with the new gardener, Jose. As Nicholas begins to spend more time with Jose, his father takes offense and is concerned at the boy's loss of affection for him. It leads him to bar Nicholas from even speaking to the gardener. And soon tensions mount.

The Spanish Gardener

97 mins | Drama | Dec. 25, 1956

The Spanish Gardener
British diplomat Harrington Brande takes up his new lowly post in Spain accompanied by his son Nicholas. That his wife had left him seems to have affected his career. Nicholas sees it all as something of an adventure and soon becomes friends with the new gardener, Jose. As Nicholas begins to spend more time with Jose, his father takes offense and is concerned at the boy's loss of affection for him. It leads him to bar Nicholas from even speaking to the gardener. And soon tensions mount.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers The Rank Organisation
Original title The Spanish Gardener
Directors Charles Hammond, Stanley Hosgood, Joan Davis, Harold Orton, Philip Leacock
Writers John Bryan, A.J. Cronin, Lesley Storm

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

as Jose

Jon Whiteley

as Nicholas

Michael Hordern

as Harrington Brande

Cyril Cusack

as Garcia

Geoffrey Keen

as Dr Harvey / Dr. Harvey

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

Harold Scott

as Pedro

Jack Stewart

as Police Escort

Richard Molinas

as Police Escort

David Lander

as Policeman

Maurice Denham

as Pedro (voice) (uncredited)

Michael Bates

as Consular Official (uncredited)

Mandy Harper

as Louisa (uncredited)