Shakespeare-Wallah (1965)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 0min
- Drama, Romance
- Dec 1965 (UK)
- Movie
The story of a family troupe of English actors in India. They travel around the towns and villages giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through their travels we see the changing face of India as the old is replaced by the new,...
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- 2 wins & 1 nomination.
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| Shashi Kapoor | ... |
Sanju
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| Felicity Kendal | ... |
Lizzie Buckingham
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Geoffrey Kendal | ... |
Mr. Tony Buckingham
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Laura Liddell | ... |
Mrs. Carla Buckingham
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| Madhur Jaffrey | ... |
Manjula
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| Utpal Dutt | ... |
Maharaja
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| Praveen Paul | ... |
Didi
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Prayag Raj | ... |
Sharmaji
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| Pinchoo Kapoor | ... |
Guptaji
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Jim D. Tytler | ... |
Bobby
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Hamid Sayani | ... |
Headmaster's Brother
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Marcus Murch | ... |
Dandy in 'The Critic'
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Partap Sharma | ... |
Aslam
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Sudarshan Dhir | ... |
Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited)
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| Jennifer Kendal | ... |
Mrs. Bowen (uncredited)
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| Ismail Merchant | ... |
Theater Owner (uncredited)
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Directed by
| James Ivory | ||
Written by
| Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | ... | (story and screenplay) (as R. Prawer Jhabvala) and |
| James Ivory | ... | (story and screenplay) |
Produced by
| Ismail Merchant | ... | producer |
Music by
| Satyajit Ray | ||
Cinematography by
| Subrata Mitra | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Amit Bose | ||
Editorial Department
| K.L. Naik | ... | assistant editor |
Costume Design by
| Jennifer Kendal | ... | (as Jennifer Kapoor) |
Makeup Department
| Nath Grover | ... | makeup designer |
Production Management
| N. Kabir | ... | production manager |
| Mohamed Shafi | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Prayag Raj | ... | assistant director (as Prayag Raaj) |
| Mohammed Shafi | ... | assistant director (as Mohamed Shafi) |
| R. Shukla | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Mangesh Desai | ... | sound re-recordist |
| A.K. Parmar | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Dev Roy | ... | sound |
| Prabhakar Supare | ... | sound editor |
Special Effects by
| Lalit Bhavsar | ... | main titles (as Lalit Bhawsar) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ranjit Biswas | ... | electrician |
| Alex D'Souza | ... | electrician |
| Fatik Mazumdar | ... | assistant camera |
| N. Sarkar | ... | assistant camera |
| Tapan Sen | ... | electrician |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Qamar Ali | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Shyamsundar Ghosh | ... | background music recordist (as Sham Sunder Ghosh) |
| Minoo Katrak | ... | song recordist: song "Dil Dharke" |
Additional Crew
| Arun Bhatt | ... | supervisor |
| Sudarshan Dhir | ... | choreographer (as Sudarshan) |
| Abbas Khan | ... | production assistant |
| S. Ali Raza | ... | production assistant |
Thanks
| Mary Hotz | ... | acknowledgment |
| Maharaj Kumar Yashwant Singh | ... | acknowledgment: Navar |
Production Companies
- Merchant Ivory Productions (presents)
Distributors
- Continental Distributing (1966) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cohen Media Group (2015) (United States)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1975) (United States) (tv) (network premiere)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- Contemporary Films (1965) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fox Film (1968) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Imago S.r.l. (1971) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cecchi Gori Home Video (2004) (Italy) (DVD)
- Cohen Media Group (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Odyssey Video (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
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The story of a family troupe of English actors in India. They travel around the towns and villages giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through their travels we see the changing face of India as the old is replaced by the new, Maharajas become hotel owners, sports become more important than culture and the theater is replaced by Bolliwood movies. |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $3,378, 12 Nov 2017 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Felicity Kendal receives an "introducing" credit. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Wandering Company (1985). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Dil dharke See more » |
| Quotes |
Bobby:
[Speaking to Lizzie]
And when you're young, you never think. And when you're old... you're too tired to think. See more » |