Shakespeare-Wallah(Movie, 1965)

Name: Shakespeare-Wallah
Genre: Drama, Romance / Love
Released: 1965
Duration: T02:0:00
Rating: 3.4

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 5 votes)

Shakespeare Wallah is a 1965 Merchant Ivory Productions film. The story and screenplay are by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, about a travelling family theatre troupe of English actors in India, who perform Shakespeare plays in towns across India, amidst a dwindling demand for their work and the rise of Bollywood. Madhur Jaffrey won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 15th Berlin International Film Festival for her performance. The music was composed by Satyajit Ray. ()

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About Shakespeare-Wallah

The 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.

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SHAKESPEARE WALLAH Trailer(Trailer, 1:46)

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.merchantivory.com

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: India

Made by: Merchant Ivory Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Hindi (HI)

Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Korean (KO), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 12/01/1965

Cast: Shashi Kapoor, Felicity Kendal, Madhur Jaffrey, Geoffrey Kendal, Partap Sharma, Ismail Merchant, Utpal Dutt, Prayag Raj, Laura Liddell

Director: James Ivory

Producer: Ismail Merchant

Screenwriter: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, James Ivory

Film Editor: Amit Bose

Director of Photography: Subrata Mitra

Composer: Satyajit Ray

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

"Shakespeare Wallah"

Keywords: india, theatrical troupe

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Shakespeare-Wallah(Movie, 1965)

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