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Shakespeare-Wallah

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Calorie Rating: 169
Released: 1965-12-01
Running Time: 120 Minutes
Homepage: http://www.merchantivory.com/film/shakespearewallah
Studios: Merchant Ivory Productions,


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.

Director / Directors

James Ivory
Director


Cast

Shashi Kapoor
Character: Sanju
Felicity Kendal
Character: Lizzie Buckingham
Geoffrey Kendal
Character: Mr. Tony Buckingham

Laura Liddell
Character: Mrs. Carla Buckingham
Madhur Jaffrey
Character: Manjula
Utpal Dutt
Character: Maharaja

Praveen Paul
Character: Didi
Prayag Raj
Character: Sharmaji
Pinchoo Kapoor
Character: Guptaji

Jim D. Tytler
Character: Bobby
Hamid Sayani
Character: Headmaster's Brother
Marcus Murch
Character: Dandy in 'The Critic'

Partap Sharma
Character: Aslam
Sudarshan Dhir
Character: Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited)
Jennifer Kendal
Character: Mrs. Bowen (uncredited)

Ismail Merchant
Character: Theater Owner (uncredited)


Production and Crew


Subrata Mitra
Director of Photography
Satyajit Ray
Original Music Composer