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The Spanish Gardener (1956) Certificate U

The Spanish Gardener

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Rated 3.5 stars
Average rating
(67%)
 
Starring: Dirk Bogarde | Harold Pinter | Sylvia Sims | Jon Whiteley | Michael Hordern | Michael York | Cyril Cusack | Jack Warner | Vivien Merchant | Maureen Swanson | Jacqueline Sassard | James Fox | Patrick Magee | Lyndon Brook | Stanley Baker | Josephine Griffin
Director: Philip Leacock, Basil Dearden
Studio: OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time: 88 mins
Genres: Drama
Languages: English
Released: July 23, 2007

When his young son befriends a newly hired servant, a jealous British diplomat in Spain plans to sabotage their friendship by framing the gardener for theft.

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Rated 4.0 stars
Spanish warmth v English cool

A Customer from Southsea, England, 31st July, 2009

Jon Whiteley is Nicholas, a 'sickly' lad living with father Consul Michael Hordern. Eventually he establishes a warm friendship with gardener Jose Dirk Bogarde who is a lovely contrast to the boy's over controlling father. Nicholas becomes happy through the attention and caring of the gardener. Alas the father is jealous and tries to break up the friendship but love conquers all. A typical 1950s film with non Spanish accents. Not a all action film but if you like a simple story and good acting this film will find a way into your heart as it has mine. I have taken account of its somewhat far fetched ending as my head would award 3 stars and my heart 5 so it gets 4.

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