The Constant Gardener (Original title)

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Dates: 2005 (Copyright), 11 November 2005 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada

Director: Fernando Meirelles

Synopsis: Drama. Set against the backdrop of Africa and the pharmaceutial industry - and told in flashback - a British diplomat investigates the murder of his idealistic young wife.

Genre: Thriller

Subjects: Kenya, Pharmaceutical companies

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Releases
Date: 2005not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 128 mins
Date: 11 November 2005Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - DolbyAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 128 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: United International Pictures (UK) Ltd

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©/Presented by: Focus Features, ©/Produced in association with: Scion Films, ©: TCG Production Partnership, ©/Presented in association with: UK Film Council, Production Company: Potboiler Productions, Produced with the participation of: Manitoba Film and Video Production Tax Credit, Made with the support of: The National Lottery through UK Film Council Premiere Fund, Completion Bond: Film Finances Ltd, Graham Easton, Banking Services: Barclays, Executive Producer: Gail Egan, Executive Producer: Robert Jones, Executive Producer: Donald Ranvaud, Executive Producer: Jeff Abberley, Executive Producer: Julia Blackman, Producer: Simon Channing Williams, Co-producer: Tracey Seaward, Co-producer: Henning Molfenter, Co-producer: Thierry Potok, For UKFilmCouncil (Production Executive): Brock Norman Brock, For UKFC (Head of Business Affairs): Will Evans, For UKFC (Head of Production Finance): Vince Holden, For UKFC (Head of Physical Production): Fiona Morham, For Scion Films (Production Executive): Nicole Carmen-Davis, For Moonlighting (Production Executive): Philip Key, Genevieve Hofmeyr, Unit Manager (Kenyan Unit): Robin Hollister, Chris Wilding, Unit Manager (German Unit): Mark Nolting, Unit Manager (London Unit): Grant Hall, Production Manager: Lisa Parker, Production Manager (Kenyan Unit): Hemal Shah, Production Manager (German Unit): Sonja B. Zimmer, Production Manager (Moonlighting Pty Lt): Nicci Perrow, Production Supervisor (Kenyan Unit): Nick Laws, Production Co-ordinator: Kate Penlington, Production Co-ordinator (Kenyan Unit): Alison Ngibuini, Production Co-ordinator (German Unit): Anne Helmer, Co-production Co-ordinator (German Unit): Katja Hoerstmann, Production Co-ordinator (London Unit): Janine Abery, Prod'n Co-ordinator (Moonlighting Pty L): Dylan Voogt, [Kenyan Unit Production Services]: Blue Sky Films, For Blue Sky Film (Kenya Ut Exec Prodcr): Mario Zvan, Jim Shamoon, Turkana Co-ordinator (Kenyan Unit): Harriet Stanes, [Production Services] For: Babelsberg Studios, Supervising Production Accountant: Will Tyler, Accountant (German Unit): Steffi Hiller, Supervising Location Manager (Kenyan Ut): Robin Hollister, Location Manager (Kenyan Unit): Bernard Gathogo, John Chavanga, Location Manager (German Unit): Christopher Doll, Location Manager (London Unit): Alex Gladstone, Jonah Coombes, Location Supervisor (German Unit): Markus Bensch, Post-production Supervisor: Alistair Hopkins, Post-production Co-ordinator: Bek Leigh, Set Manager (German Unit): Sven Herrmann, Assistant Director (1st): Richard Styles, Assistant Director (2nd): Carlos Fidel, Assistant Director (Kenyan Unit 1st): Konga Mbandu, Assistant Director (Kenyan Unit 2nd): Wambui Kairo, Assistant Director (German Unit 2nd): Thorne Mutert, Assistant Director (German Unit Crowd): Susanna Nedza, Sabine Schulmeyer, Assistant Director (London Ut Crowd 2nd): Candy Marlowe, Toll Boy's Director (Kenyan Unit): Jo Cottrell Boyce, Script Supervisor: Susanna Lenton, Casting Director: Leo Davis, Casting (Kenyan Unit): Emily Mabonga, Casting Director (German Unit): Annette Borgmann, Script Executive: Sarah Golding, Screenplay: Jeffrey Caine, Based upon the novel by: John le Carré, Script Consultant: Christiane Riera, Bráulio Mantovani, Director of Photography: César Charlone, B Camera Operator: Alastair Rae, Diego Quemada-diez, B Camera Operator (German Unit): Franz Xavier Kringer, Justin Quayle POV Camera (Kenyan Unit): Ralph Fiennes, Aerial Operator (Kenyan Unit): Harmon Cusack, C Camera Operator (German Unit): Ergun Cankaya, Gaffer: Andy Long, Stills Photographer: Jaap Buitendijk, Digital Visual Effects by: Framestore CFC, Special Effects Supervisor (Kenyan Unit): Cordell McQueen, Special FX Foreman (Kenyan Unit): Mickey Kirsten, Editor: Claire Simpson, Production Designer: Mark Tildesley, Supervising Art Director: Chris Lowe, Art Director: Denis Schnegg, Art Director (Kenyan Unit): Vittoria Sogno, Art Director (German Unit): Christian Schäfer, Set Decorator: Michele Day, Draughtsman (London Unit): John Stephen, Forrest Smith, Supervising Prop Master: Chris Lightburn-Jones, Prop Master (Kenyan Unit): Nick Thomas, Prop Master (German Unit): Joey Weber, Prop Master (London Unit): Brian Lofthouse, Location Prop Master: Arwel Evans, Construction Manager (Kenyan Unit): Graham Cole, Construction Manager (London Unit): Rob Brown, Costume Designer: Odile Dicks-Mireaux, Wardrobe Supervisor (Kenyan Unit): Elizabeth Glaysher, Make-up/Hair Designer: Christine Blundell, Make-up/Hair Artist: Lesa Warrener, Make-up Artist (Kenyan Unit): Gillianne Obasu, Prosthetics (Kenyan Unit): Animated Extras, Matt Smith, Title Design: Fig Productions, Title Design: Richard Morrison, Title Design: Ally Mee, Originated on: Kodak, Laboratory: Soho Images, Digital Intermediate: Framestore CFC, Music Composer: Alberto Iglesias, Percussion Specialist: Paul Clarvis, Nyatiti/Vocals: Ayub Ogada, Soloist (Turkish Clarinet/Nawala/Mizmar): Javier Paxariño, Soloist (Guitar): John Parricelli, Soloist (Ronroco): Javier Crespo, Soloist (Accordion): Javier Casado, Soloist (Viola): Yulia Malkova, Soloist (Double Bass): Chris Laurence, Soloist (Marimba): Frank Ricotti, Soloist (Harp): Skaila Kanga, Soloist (Cello): David Daniels, Soloist (Piano): Simon Chamberlain, Orchestra Conductor: Alberto Iglesias, Orchestra Leader: Gavyn Wright, Music Supervisor (for Hothouse Music): Becca Gatrell, Karen Elliott, Musician Contractor: Isobel Griffiths Ltd, Music Co-produced by: Javier Casado, Music Editor: Tony Lewis, Music Recorded/Mixed by: José Luis Crespo Dueñas, Music Recorded at: Abbey Road Studios, Production Sound Mixer: Stuart Wilson, Boom Operator: Orin Beaton, 2nd Boom Operator (Kenyan Unit): Mark Kihara, 2nd Boom Operator (German Unit): Matthias Richter, Re-recorded at: De Lane Lea, Re-recording Mixer: Mike Prestwood Smith, Sven Taits, Re-recordist: Steve Hancock, Re-recordist: Philip Mark Freudenfeld, Robert Killick, Supervising Sound Editor: Joakim Sundström, Sound Effects Editor: Nick Adams, Additional [Sound] Effects Editor: Jennie Evans, ADR Editor: Paul Wrightson, Foley Artist: Nicolas Becker, Foley Mixer: Anthony Faust, Foley Editor: Sam Southwick, Foley Recorded at: Atlantic Post Production, Stunt Co-ordinator (Kenyan Unit): Roly Jansen, Stunt Co-ordinator (German Unit): Armin Sauer, Stunts: Stunt SA & SFX, 'Huruma' AIDS Play Director: Nick Reding, Electronic Press Kit: Special Treats, Electronic Press Kit: Colin Burrows, Electronic Press Kit: Philip Ayers, Sean Hill, This Film Is Dedicated to: Yvette Pierpaoli, Dialogue Coach: Sandra Butterworth, Dialogue Coach: Clifford De Spenser, Dialogue Coach: Sandra Frieze, Dialogue Coach (German Unit): Martin Höner, [Music] Translator: Cristina Aragón, Armourer (Kenyan Unit): Ben Pont, Animal Wrangler (Kenyan Unit): Wachira Muiragania, Aerial Unit Pilot (Kenyan Unit): Simon Everett, Buffalo Pilot (Kenyan Unit): Andrew Cliff, Buffalo Co-pilot (Kenyan Unit): Blake Few, Publicity: McDonald & Rutter, Publicity: Jonathan Rutter, Publicity: Liz Miller, Publicity: Sarah Clark

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Ralph Fiennes (Justin Quayle), Rachel Weisz (Tessa Quayle), Danny Huston (Sandy Woodrow), Bill Nighy (Sir Bernard Pellegrin), Pete Postlethwaite (Lorbeer), Hubert Koundé (Arnold Bluhm), Daniele Harford (Miriam), Packson Ngugi (officer in morgue), Damaris Itenyo Agweyu (Jomo's wife), Bernard Otieno Oduor (Jomo), Keith Pearson (Porter Coleridge), John Sibi-Okumu (Dr Joshua Ngaba), Donald Sumpter (Tim Donohue), Archie Panjabi (Ghita Pearson), Nick Reding (Crick), Gerard McSorley (Sir Kenneth Curtiss), Juliet Aubrey (Gloria Woodrow), Jacqueline Maribe (Wanza Kilulu), Donald Apiyo (Kioko), Samuel Otage (Mustafa), Anneke Kim Sarnau (Birgit), Mumbi Kaigwa (Grace Makanga), John Moller (athletic unshaven man), Andre Leenheer (shaven-headed man), Lydia M. Manyasi (Kenyan newsreader), Steenie Njoroge (1st journalist), Stuart Wheeler (2nd journalist), Chris Payne (Mike Mildren), Nyajima Jial (Esmerelda), Brigid M. Kakenyi (hospital administrator), Katherine Damaris (nurse), Christopher Okinda (doctor), Ainea Ojiambo (police driver), Peter King Nzioki (policeman 1), Kirumburu Ng'ang'a (policeman 2), Ben Parker (Detective Inspector Deasey), John Keogh (immigration official), Jeffrey Caine (club servant), Richard McCabe (Arthur Hammond), Rupert Simonian (Guido Hammond), Teresa Harder (Birgit's secretary), Thomas Chemnitz (uniformed policeman), Joe Christopher Rhode (Karl), Nicolas Rhode (Edgar), Eva Plackner (crossing guard), Claire Simpson (Maude Donohue), Sidede Onyulo (Jonah Andika), Chris Lightburn-Jones (aid worker), Ann Achan (Ana), Dang Wuor Dew (Sudanese man), Lucy Achieng, Elzabeth Karanja, Sele Mzamil, Suleiman Bakari, Juma Musa, Jane Obada, Florence Chamba, Triza Musimbi, Benson Obiva, Ibrahim Chitaya, Eric Mutua, Leonard Ongaya, Abdallah Juma, Anne Mwikali, James Osoo

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