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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Writers:
John le Carré (novel)
Jeffrey Caine (screenplay)
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Release Date:
31 August 2005 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Love. At any cost.
Plot:
A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 20 wins & 42 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(108 articles)
Weisz: 'Oscar Win Was Bizarre'
 (From WENN. 14 December 2009, 12:06 AM, PST)

Susan Sarandon, Luc Besson: 2009 Stockholm Film Festival
 (From Alt Film Guide. 29 November 2009, 10:41 PM, PST)

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Political thriller viewed through the lens of a romance more (556 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ralph Fiennes ... Justin Quayle

Rachel Weisz ... Tessa Quayle
Hubert Koundé ... Dr. Arnold Bluhm

Danny Huston ... Sandy Woodrow
Daniele Harford ... Miriam
Packson Ngugi ... Officer in Morgue
Damaris Itenyo Agweyu ... Jomo's Wife
Bernard Otieno Oduor ... Jomo
Gerard McSorley ... Sir Kenneth 'Kenny' Curtiss

Bill Nighy ... Sir Bernard Pellegrin
Keith Pearson ... Porter Coleridge
John Sibi-Okumu ... Dr. Joshua Ngaba
Donald Sumpter ... Tim Donohue

Archie Panjabi ... Ghita Pearson
Nick Reding ... Crick
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Der ewige Gärtner (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, some violent images and sexual content/nudity.
Runtime:
129 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The character Tessa Quayle was based on famous social activist and charity worker Yvette Pierpaoli, who was killed in 1999 with two other social workers when their truck crashed in Albania. The book was written in her memory. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Computer monitors do not produce focused images. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Justin Quayle: Oh, thank you Arnold. I... I can manage that. But I still don't see why you couldn't wait a couple of weeks. Why go all the way up to Loki?
Tessa Quayle: Well, we want to hear Grace Makanga speak, and she won't be coming to Nairobi.
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Soundtrack:
So Sei Viver No Samba more

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123 out of 216 people found the following comment useful.
Political thriller viewed through the lens of a romance, 7 August 2005
9/10
Author: videobrooklyn from United States

Films that are written as thrillers, suspense stories and romances all feature certain story elements that define the genre. How the elements are combined to tell a specific story is the measure of a story's success at convincing an audience of its worth. "The Constant Gardener" is a well-crafted story with many fine performances, starting with Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz, and including the many character actors who make this film feel viscerally real and true. In the tradition of films like "Silkwood", "Z" and" The Insider", the director of "City of God" takes the audience on a tense, suspenseful ride with characters who dare tell truth to power. The film viewing experience feels dangerous and worth-while.

No doubt, "The Constant Gardener", like "City of God" will fuel discussion about the politics which is the basis of this film, and will also send more people to read John Le Carre's book, which is the basis of the film.

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