The Constant Gardener
A British diplomat's idealistic wife uncovers a deadly pharmaceutical conspiracy in Kenya, forcing her to outmaneuver corrupt officials and a web of lies to expose the truth.
“Love. At any cost.”
Synopsis
Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always carried out his duties quietly, avoiding controversy. After his radical wife, Tessa, is killed, he becomes determined to uncover the reasons behind her death, drawing him into a dangerous conspiracy.
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A crew of 58+ credited
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Edited by Claire SimpsonShot by Cesar CharloneScored by Alberto IglesiasDesigned by Mark Tildesley
Box Office
2005 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.3× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$82.5M
US & Canada: $33.6M — 41% of worldwide · International: $48.9M (59%)
Opening weekend: $1.7M — 5% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $1.7M — 5% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,324 theaters
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Also known as
- Der ewige Gärtnerde
- El jardinero fieles
- La Constance du jardinierfr
- The Constant Gardener - La cospirazioneit
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Cast & Crew
58 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ralph Fiennes
as Justin Quayle
Rachel Weisz
as Tessa Quayle
Danny Huston
as Sandy Woodrow
Hubert Kounde
as Dr. Arnold Bluhm
Bill Nighy
as Sir Bernard Pellegrin
Daniele Harford
as Miriam
Pete Postlethwaite
as Lorbeer
Packson Ngugi
as Officer in Morgue
Richard Mccabe
as Arthur Hammond
Damaris Itenyo Agweyu
as Jomo's Wife
Donald Sumpter
as Tim Donohue
Bernard Otieno Oduor
as Jomo
Supporting cast
39Juliet Aubrey
as Gloria Woodrow
Keith Pearson
as Porter Coleridge
Archie Panjabi
as Ghita Pearson
Gerard Mcsorley
as Sir Kenneth Curtiss
Sidede Onyulo
as Jonah Andika
Anneke Kim Sarnau
as Birgit
John Sibi Okumu
as Dr. Joshua Ngaba
Nick Reding
as Crick
Jacqueline Maribe
as Wanza Kiluhu
Donald Apiyo
as Kioko
Samuel Otage
as Mustafa
Mumbi Kaigwa
as Grace Makanga
John Moller
as Athletic Unshaven Man
Andre Leenheer
as Shaven Headed Man
Lydia M Manyasi
as Kenyan Newsreader
Steenie Njoroge
as 1st Journalist
Stuart Wheeler
as 2nd Journalist
Chris Payne
as Mike Mildren
Nyajima Jial
as Esmerelda
Brigid M Kakenyi
as Hospital Administrator
Katherine Damaris
as Nurse
Christopher Okinda
as Doctor
Ainea Ojiambo
as Police Driver
Peter King Nzioki
as Policeman 1
Ng Ang A Kirumburu
as Policeman 2
Ben Parker
as Det. Inspector Deasey
John Keogh
as Immigration Official
Jeffrey Caine
as Club Servant
Rupert Simonian
as Guido Hammond
Teresa Harder
as Birgit's Secretary
Thomas Chemnitz
as Uniformed Policeman
Joe Christopher Rhode
as Karl
Edgar Nicholas Rhode
as Karl
Eva Plackner
as Crossing Guard
Claire Simpson
as Maude Donohue
Chris Lightburn Jones
as Aid Worker
Ann Achan
as Aduk
Dang Wuor Diew
as Sudanese Man
Ben Gardiner
as Harry Woodrow
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