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The Spanish Gardener

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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). Harrington is unreasonably possessive of Nicholas, and becomes jealous when he begins to form a close friendship with Jose (Dirk Bogarde), their gentle gardener. When Harrington decides to frame Jose for a crime to end their relationship, Nicholas becomes enraged and runs away from home.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews None of the slow developing dramatics touched me as much as it was supposed to and the concluding happy ending seemed predictable from almost the onset. Rated: C+ Aug 14, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member a good movie Dirk Bogarde was an excellent actor also the movie had actors who whould be in James Bond movies even in the early 1980s. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member bogarde seems miscast as the title character jose in this UK vs spain showdown Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Dirk Bogarde and Michael Hordern are completely wasted in this melodrama. The plot is paper thin and completely predictable. Avoid! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess thorughout this movie....i think that dirk bogarde, jon whiteley, michael hordern, cyrill cusack, maureen swanson, lyndon brock play good roles/parts thorughout this movie....i think that the director of this drama movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie its a really powerful drama movie 2 watch but its got a good cast throughout this movie.... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Philip Leacock

Director

Dirk Bogarde

Jose

Jon Whiteley

Nicholas Brande

Michael Hordern

Harrington Brande

Maureen Swanson

Maria

Cyril Cusack

Garcia
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Synopsis 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). Harrington is unreasonably possessive of Nicholas, and becomes jealous when he begins to form a close friendship with Jose (Dirk Bogarde), their gentle gardener. When Harrington decides to frame Jose for a crime to end their relationship, Nicholas becomes enraged and runs away from home.
Director
Philip Leacock
Screenwriter
Lesley Storm
Production Co
The Rank Organisation
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 22, 1957, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Sep 8, 1957
Runtime
1h 35m