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Shakespeare-Wallah

65 %|Dec 1, 1965|Drama, Romance

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.

Featured Crew

James Ivory
Director
Subrata Mitra
Director of Photography
Satyajit Ray
Original Music Composer
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Story
James Ivory
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Ismail Merchant
Producer
Amit Bose
Editor

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Cast

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Felicity Kendal
Lizzie Buckingham
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Geoffrey Kendal
Mr. Tony Buckingham
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Laura Liddell
Mrs. Carla Buckingham
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Utpal Dutt
Maharaja
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Prayag Raj
Sharmaji
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Hamid Sayani
Headmaster's Brother
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Marcus Murch
Dandy in 'The Critic'
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Sudarshan Dhir
Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited)
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Jennifer Kendal
Mrs. Bowen (uncredited)
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Ismail Merchant
Theater Owner (uncredited)