Drama · Spain · 1998 · 2h 31m

The Grandfather

El abuelo

The Grandfather poster
Director
José Luis Garci
Cast
Fernando Fernán Gómez as Don Rodrigo de Arista Potestad Rafael Alonso as Don Pío Coronado Cayetana Guillén Cuervo as Doña Lucrecia Richmond Agustín González as Senén Corchado Cristina Cruz as Dolly Alicia Rozas as Nelly
Crew
Raúl Pérez Cubero — Director of Photography Miguel González Sinde — Editor Manuel Balboa — Original Music Composer José Luis Garci — Writer Horacio Valcárcel — Writer Benito Pérez Galdós — Novel
Tagline

Love or honor? How can one choose?

Synopsis

After his son dies, an elderly man comes back to Spain from the US and hopes to find out which of his granddaughters is true, and which one is bastard.

Mood & Themes
infidelityspainbased on novel or bookgrandfathersuicidal thoughtsdaughter–in–lawgrandchild
Key Collaborators
José Luis Garci Director Raúl Pérez Cubero Director of Photography Miguel González Sinde Editor Manuel Balboa Original Music Composer José Luis Garci Writer Horacio Valcárcel Writer Benito Pérez Galdós Novel José Luis Garci Producer Julián Mateos Production Design Gumersindo Andrés Costume Design
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