The Grandfather (1998) [G]

Release Date:
October 16, 1998

Original Title:
El abuelo

Alternate Titles:
A nagyapa
Dziadek
O Avô
The Grandfather

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
TVE

Production Countries:
Spain

Ratings / Certifications:
ES: APTA  US: G 

Runtime: 151

Love or honor? How can one choose?

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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Assistant Director:
Salvador Gómez Cuenca

Assistant Editor:
Amparo F. Roces

Costume Design:
Gumersindo Andrés

Director:
José Luis Garci

Director of Photography:
Raúl Pérez Cubero

Editor:
Miguel González Sinde

Executive Producer:
Luis María Delgado

Hairstylist:
Alicia López Medina

Makeup Artist:
Cristóbal Criado

Novel:
Benito Pérez Galdós

Original Music Composer:
Manuel Balboa

Producer:
José Luis Garci

Production Design:
Julián Mateos

Production Manager:
Valentín Panero

Property Master:
José Luis Álvarez

Script Supervisor:
Margarita Pardo

Set Decoration:
Gil Parrondo

Sound:
José Antonio Bermúdez

Special Effects:
Antonio Molina

Steadicam Operator:
Joaquín Manchado

Writer:
José Luis Garci
Horacio Valcárcel

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