
The appointment is a disappointment to Harrington, who was hoping for a more senior position. The ending of the film differs from that of the book.īritish diplomat Harrington Brande (Michael Hordern) takes up a minor provincial consular post in Spain. The film was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. There were also two other adaptations of the story for Brazilian television: Nicholas (1958) and O Jardineiro Espanhol (1967). 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.

The film, which stars Dirk Bogarde and Jon Whiteley, was directed by Philip Leacock.

The Spanish Gardener is a 1956 VistaVision and Technicolor film based on the 1950 eponymous novel by A.
