Edition |
Full-screen presentation. |
Description |
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
Series |
Focus Features spotlight series |
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Focus Features spotlight series.
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System Details |
DVD; NTSC, Region 1 ; full-screen (1.33:1) presentation ; dual-layer disc. |
Cast |
Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Pete Postelthwaite, Hubert Kounde. |
Credits |
Director of photography, César Charlone ; editor, Claire Simpson ; music, Alberto Iglesias ; costume designer, Odile Dicks-Mireaux ; production designer, Mark Tildesley. |
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. |
Contents |
Special features: Deleted scenes ; extended scene: "Haruma - play in Kibera" (ca. 10 min.) ; Embracing Africa: "Filming in Kenya" (ca. 9 min.) ; John Le Carre: "From page to the screen" (ca. 8 min.) ; "Anatomy of a global thriller: Behind the scenes of 'The constant gardener'" (ca. 11 min.) |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for language, some violent images and sexual content/nudity. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. |
Access |
For home use or face-to-face teaching. |
Language |
In English or dubbed French ; optional English SDH ; optional French or Spanish subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Human rights workers -- Kenya -- Drama.
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Murder victims -- Kenya -- Drama.
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Widowers -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Diplomats -- Kenya -- Drama.
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Corrupt practices -- Africa -- Drama.
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Vaccines industry -- Corrupt practices -- Drama.
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Diplomats -- Corrupt practices -- Drama.
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Vaccination -- Complications -- Drama.
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Drugs -- Africa -- Testing -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Subject |
Human rights -- Kenya -- Drama.
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Homicide -- Kenya -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Videodiscs.
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Added Author |
Fiennes, Ralph.
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Meirelles, Fernando.
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Weisz, Rachel, 1970-
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Koundé, Hubert.
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Huston, Danny, 1962-
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Charlone, César.
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Iglesias, Alberto.
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Le Carré, John, 1931-2020.
Constant gardener.
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Focus Features.
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Potboiler Productions (Firm)
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UK Film Council.
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Scion Films.
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ISBN |
1417030011 |
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9781417030019 |
Standard No. |
025192629327 |
Music No. |
26293 Universal |
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