The Sword and the Flute
1959 | 24m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | James Ivory |
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| Writer: | James Ivory |
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| Visual images consist entirely of Indian miniature paintings, while an off-screen narrator traces the rise of this art form within the courts of Akbar (1542-1605), who united what is now India and Pakistan, and his son Jahangir (1569-1627). Two schools of the miniature paintings, done by anonymous artists, flourished after Akbar established unity and peace across what had been many smaller states: the Moghul (Islamic) school and the Rajput (Hindu) school. The Moghul paintings record the events of the court, while the Rajput school connects physical beauty and, in particular, the longing of women to the transcendent values of the spirit. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1959 |
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| Director: | James Ivory |
| Writer: | James Ivory |
| Genres: | Documentary |
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| Production Companies | Merchant Ivory Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Dec 17, 2025 Entered: Dec 17, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
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| Saeed Jaffrey | Narrator |
| Name | Job |
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| James Ivory | Director, Editor, Writer |
| Ravi Shankar | Music |
| T. Visvanathan | Music |
| Chatur Lal | Music |
| Mindaugus Bagdon | Cinematography |
| D.R. Parvatikar | Music |
| Ali Akbar Khan | Music |
| Name | Title |
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| James Ivory | Producer |
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