| The Spanish Gardener | |
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| Directed by | Philip Leacock |
| Written by | Lesley Storm |
| Based on | The Spanish Gardener by A. J. Cronin |
| Produced by | Earl St. John |
| Starring | Dirk Bogarde Jon Whiteley Michael Hordern Cyril Cusack |
| Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
| Edited by | Reginald Mills |
| Music by | John Veale |
| Distributed by | The Rank Organisation |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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, Catalonia. There were also two other adaptations of the story for Brazilian television: Nicholas (1958) and O Jardineiro Espanhol (1967). The film was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.
The ending of the film differs from that of the book.