The Grandfather(Movie, 1998)

Name: The Grandfather
Genre: Drama
Released: 1998
Duration: T02:31:00
Rating: 3.3

Original title: "El abuelo" (Spanish/ES)

| 2h 31min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 17 votes)

The Grandfather (Spanish: El abuelo) is a 1998 Spanish drama film written, produced and directed by José Luis Garci. It stars Fernando Fernán-Gómez, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo and Rafael Alonso. The film, an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Benito Pérez Galdós, tells the story of an aristocrat's search to discover which of his two putative granddaughters resulted from an extramarital affair by his daughter-in-law. The film was an Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Grandfather

Goya Award for Best Actor Medal of The Circle of Cinematographic Writers for The Best Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

About The Grandfather

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Spain

Shot in: Madrid

Made by: Televisión Española

Original language: Spanish (ES)

Spoken languages: Spanish (ES)

Translated into 5 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 10/08/1999 (World premiere: 10/16/1998)

Cast: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Agustín González, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Rafael Alonso, Fernando Guillén Gallego, Francisco Algora, Antonio Valero, María Adánez, Silvia Abascal, Emma Cohen, José Luis Merino, Francisco Piquer Chanza, Félix Acaso, Selica Torcal

Director: José Luis Garci

Producer: José Luis Garci

Screenwriter: José Luis Garci, Horacio Valcárcel

Film Editor: Miguel González Sinde

Director of Photography: Raúl Pérez Cubero

Art Director: Gil Parrondo

Composer: Manuel Balboa Rodríguez

Costume designer: Gumersindo Andrés López

Production Designer: Luis María Delgado

Sound Designer: José Antonio Bermúdez

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"O Avô"

"A nagyapa"

"Dziadek"

Keywords: infidelity, based on novel or book, spain, grandchild, suicidal thoughts, grandfather, daughter–in–law

Revenue: 4,179,698 USD

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