Shakespeare-Wallah
1965 | 120m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | James Ivory |
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| Writer: | James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 01, 1965 |
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| Director: | James Ivory |
| Writer: | James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | india, theatrical troupe |
| Production Companies | Merchant Ivory Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Shashi Kapoor | Sanju |
| Felicity Kendal | Lizzie Buckingham |
| Geoffrey Kendal | Mr. Tony Buckingham |
| Laura Liddell | Mrs. Carla Buckingham |
| Madhur Jaffrey | Manjula |
| Utpal Dutt | Maharaja |
| Praveen Paul | Didi |
| Prayag Raj | Sharmaji |
| Pinchoo Kapoor | Guptaji |
| Jim D. Tytler | Bobby |
| Hamid Sayani | Headmaster's Brother |
| Marcus Murch | Dandy in 'The Critic' |
| Partap Sharma | Aslam |
| Sudarshan Dhir | Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited) |
| Jennifer Kendal | Mrs. Bowen (uncredited) |
| Ismail Merchant | Theater Owner (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James Ivory | Writer, Director |
| Amit Bose | Editor |
| Subrata Mitra | Director of Photography |
| Satyajit Ray | Original Music Composer |
| Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | Writer, Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ismail Merchant | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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