The constant gardener
Potboiler Productions; Scion Films Limited; UK Film Council; produced by Simon Channing-Williams; screenplay by Jeffrey Caine; directed by Fernando Meirelles
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Edition:
- Widescreen ed.
- Creation:
- Created or produced in 2005
- Publication:
- Universal City, CA : Focus Features, [2006]
- Distribution:
- Universal City, CA : Distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment
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- Summary:
- In a remote area of Northern Kenya, activist Tessa Quayle is found brutally murdered. Tessa's companion, a doctor, appears to have fled the scene, and all the evidence points to a crime of passion. Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa's widower, their mild-mannered and unambitious colleague Justin Quayle, will leave the matter to them. Haunted by remorse and jarred by rumors of his late wife's infidelities, Quayle surprises everyone by embarking on a personal odyssey that will take him across three continents. Using his privileged access to diplomatic secrets, Justin risks his own life and will stop at nothing to expose the truth - a conspiracy more far-reaching and deadly than Quayle could ever have imagined.
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- Language Notes:
- Dialogue in English with optional soundtrack in French, and with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
- Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Constant gardener [by Le Carré, J.]
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- System Details:
- DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual layer, single sided.
- Performers:
- Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Koundé, Danny Huston, Daniele Harford, Packson Ngugi, Damaris Itenyo Agweyu, Bernard Otieno Oduor, Bill Nighy, Pete Postlethwaite.
- Production Credits:
- Director of photography, César Charlone ; editor, Claire Simpson ; music, Alberto Iglesias ; costume designer, Odile Dicks-Mireaux ; production designer, Mark Tildesley.
- General Notes:
- Title from container.
Based on the novel by John Le Carré.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
Special features: Deleted scenes; extended scene: "Haruma - play in Kibera"; "Embracing Africa:" filming in Kenya; John Le Carre: from page to the screen; "Anatomy of a global thriller:" behind the scenes of 'The Constant Gardener."
Golden Globes, 2006: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Rachel Weisz).
Cannes Film Festival, 2006: Prix France Musique (Alberto Iglesias).
Academy Award, 2006: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Rachel Weisz). - Audience:
- MPAA rating: R; for language, some violent images and sexual content/nudity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- CON 2005 DVD
- ISBNs:
- 1417030003
- Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 025192629228
Publisher Number, Focus Features: 26292 - OCLC Numbers:
- 62237987
