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The constant gardener

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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (ca. 129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen ed.
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Focus Features : Distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Based on the novel by John Le Carre.
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."
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Cesar Charlone ; editor, Claire Simpson ; music, Alberto Iglesias ; costume designer, Odile Dicks-Mireaux ; production designer, Mark Tildesley.
Participant or Performer Note: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Kounde, Danny Huston, Daniele Harford, Packson Ngugi, Damaris Itenyo Agweyu, Bernard Otieno Oduor, Bill Nighy.
Target Audience Note:
Canadian home video rating: 14A ; coarse language and violence.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
Dialogue in English with optional soundtrack in French, and with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Subject: Le Carré, John -- 1931- -- Television adaptations
Le Carré, John -- 1931- -- Film adaptations
Human rights workers -- Kenya -- Drama
Murder victims -- Kenya -- Drama
Widowers -- Drama
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Genre: Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Creston Public Library.

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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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