Harrington Brande, a British diplomat who recently broke up with his wife, is stationed in a small coastal town in Spain with his son, Nicholas. Harrington is unreasonably possessive of Nicholas and becomes jealous when he begins to form a close friendship with Jose, their gentle gardener.
Dirk Bogarde
as Jose
Jon Whiteley
as Nicholas Brande
Michael Hordern
as Harrington Brande
Cyril Cusack
as Garcia
Geoffrey Keen
as 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