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Shakespeare Wallah
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6.5The story of a family troupe of English actors who travel around the towns and villages in India 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 Bollywood movies. Based on the travels of Geoffrey Kendal with his daughter Felicity Kendal.
Released: 1965-12-01120 minDir: James IvoryDrama, Romance
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Cast
- Shashi Kapoor as Sanju
- Felicity Kendal as Lizzie Buckingham
- Geoffrey Kendal as Mr. Tony Buckingham
- Laura Liddell as Mrs. Carla Buckingham
- Madhur Jaffrey as Manjula
- Utpal Dutt as Maharaja
Themes
- india
- theatrical troupe
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Hindi
- Director
- James Ivory
- Screenwriter
- James Ivory
- Composer
- Satyajit Ray
- Producer
- Ismail Merchant
- Production company
- Merchant Ivory Productions
- Cinematographer
- Subrata Mitra
- Narrative location
- India
- Duration
- 120
- FilmAffinity ID
- 988236
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1965-01-01
- title
- Shakespeare Wallah
- color
- black-and-white
- Commons category
- Shakespeare Wallah
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