Shakespeare-Wallah

6.5

1965

2h 0m

DramaRomance

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.

Key Crew

Director

James Ivory

Producers

Ismail Merchant

Writers

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

James Ivory

Cinematography

Subrata Mitra

Music

Satyajit Ray

Cast (16)

Shashi Kapoor

Sanju

Felicity Kendal

Lizzie Buckingham

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