The Dog in the Manger (Spanish: El perro del hortelano) is a 1996 Spanish film written and directed by Pilar Miró and based on the 1618 play of the same name by Lope de Vega.

The film was produced by Enrique Cerezo PC, Cartel S.A. and Lolafilms S.A. with the participation of RTVE and Canal+.

[2] It was shot in Portuguese locations such as the Sintra National Palace, the Palace of Queluz, the Palace of the Marquises of Fronteira and the church of Setúbal.

[3] Distributed by Columbia Tri-Star Films de España,[4] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 27 November 1996 on 34 screens and grossed 43 million pesetas in its first week, placing third at the Spanish box office.

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