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A Passage to India (1984)

David Lean, the Director of "Doctor Zhivago", "Lawrence of Arabia" and "The Bridge on the River Kwai", invites you on . .

Genre : Drama, Adventure, History

Runtime : 2H 43M

Director : David Lean
Writer : E.M. Forster, David Lean

Synopsis

Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with the arrival in India of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested, who is joining her fiancé, a city magistrate named Ronny Heaslop. She and Ronny's mother, Mrs. Moore, befriend an Indian doctor, Aziz H. Ahmed.

Actors

Judy Davis
Judy Davis
Adela Quested
Victor Banerjee
Victor Banerjee
Dr. Aziz H. Ahmed
Peggy Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft
Mrs. Moore
James Fox
James Fox
Richard Fielding
Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
Professor Godbole
Nigel Havers
Nigel Havers
Ronny Heaslop
Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson
Mr. Turton
Antonia Pemberton
Antonia Pemberton
Mrs. Turton
Michael Culver
Michael Culver
Major McBryde
Art Malik
Art Malik
Mahmoud Ali
Saeed Jaffrey
Saeed Jaffrey
Hamidullah
Clive Swift
Clive Swift
Major Callendar
Ann Firbank
Ann Firbank
Mrs. Callendar
Roshan Seth
Roshan Seth
Amritrao
Sandra Hotz
Sandra Hotz
Stella
Rashid Karapiet
Rashid Karapiet
Das
H.S. Krishnamurthy
H.S. Krishnamurthy
Hassan
Ishaq Bux
Ishaq Bux
Selim
Moti Makan
Moti Makan
Guide
Mohammed Ashiq
Mohammed Ashiq
Haq
Phyllis Bose
Phyllis Bose
Mrs. Leslie
Sally Kinghorn
Sally Kinghorn
Ingenue
Paul Anil
Paul Anil
Clerk of the Court
Z.H. Khan
Z.H. Khan
Dr. Panna Lal
Ashok Mandanna
Ashok Mandanna
Anthony
Dina Pathak
Dina Pathak
Begum Hamidullah
Adam Blackwood
Adam Blackwood
Mr. Hadley
Mellan Mitchell
Mellan Mitchell
Indian Businessman
Peter Hughes
Peter Hughes
P & O Manager
Yash Agnihotri
Yash Agnihotri
Court Gallery Member (Uncredited)
Duncan Preston
Duncan Preston
Club Member (Uncredited)
Richard Winter-Stanbridge
Richard Winter-Stanbridge
Train Passenger (Uncredited)

Crews

David Lean
David Lean
Director
E.M. Forster
E.M. Forster
Screenplay
John Box
John Box
Production Design
Leslie Tomkins
Leslie Tomkins
Production Design
Robin Clarke
Robin Clarke
Music Editor
Santha Rama Rau
Santha Rama Rau
Writer
David Lean
David Lean
Screenplay
John Brabourne
John Brabourne
Producer
Richard Goodwin
Richard Goodwin
Producer
Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre
Music
Ernest Day
Ernest Day
Director of Photography
David Lean
David Lean
Editor
Cliff Robinson
Cliff Robinson
Art Direction
Leslie Tomkins
Leslie Tomkins
Art Direction
Herbert Westbrook
Herbert Westbrook
Art Direction
Ram Yedekar
Ram Yedekar
Art Direction
Hugh Scaife
Hugh Scaife
Set Decoration
Judy Moorcroft
Judy Moorcroft
Costume Design
Graham V. Hartstone
Graham V. Hartstone
Sound Recordist
Nicolas Le Messurier
Nicolas Le Messurier
Sound Recordist
Eric Allwright
Eric Allwright
Makeup Artist
Elaine Bowerbank
Elaine Bowerbank
Hairdresser
Jill Carpenter
Jill Carpenter
Makeup Artist
Vera Mitchell
Vera Mitchell
Hairdresser
Tarun Tej
Tarun Tej
Visual Effects
Robin Browne
Robin Browne
Special Effects
Diana Hawkins
Diana Hawkins
Publicist

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