The Grandfather
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jost Luis Garci
Rafael Alonso
Cayetana Guillen Cuervo
Agustin Gonzalez
Cristina Cruz
Alicia Rozas
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Rodrigo de Arista is an aging aristocrat who has been hidden away for many years in a monastery by his widowed daughter-in-law Lucretia. Now he is older, penniless and half-blind -- but when he finds a letter hidden in his deceased son's belongings alluding to an adulturous affair conducted by Lucretia, he becomes determined to uncover the dark secret that resulted in the birth of one of his two granddaughters. But which of them is his true heir? To find out, Rodrigo will need the help of an unhappy and despised school teacher who tutors the granddaughters and in exchange, needs help carrying out a desperate plan of his own.
Director
Jost Luis Garci
Cast
Rafael Alonso
Cayetana Guillen Cuervo
Agustin Gonzalez
Cristina Cruz
Alicia Rozas
Fernando Guillén
Maria Massip
Francisco Algora
Emma Cohen
Jose Caride
Juan Calot
Concha Gomez
Francisco Piquer
Fernando-fernan Gomez
Fernando Guillén Cuervo
Crew
Gumersindo Andres
Manuel Balboa
Cristobal Criado
Raúl Pérez Cubero
Luis Maria Delgado
Benito Perez Galdos
Jost Luis Garci
Jost Luis Garci
Julian Mateos
Valentin Panero
Gil Parrondo
Enrique Quintana
Miguel Gonzalez Sinde
Horacio Valcarcel
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Foreign Language Film
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 1998 Goya award for Best Actor (Fernan-Gomez).
Released in United States Fall October 8, 1999
Released in United States on Video August 8, 2000
Released in United States October 1999
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in competition) October 6-21, 1999.
Released in United States Fall October 8, 1999
Released in United States on Video August 8, 2000
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in competition) October 6-21, 1999.)
