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Shakespeare Wallah (1965)
Director(s): James Ivory
Theatrical Release: 1965
Cast: Shashi Kapoor, Felicity Kendal, Madhur Jaffrey, Laura Liddell, Geoffrey Kendal, Utpal Dutt
Location in store:
IN
(1 / 1)
Running Time:
122m.
Lizzie (Felicity Kendal) is an actress in a Shakespearean theater troupe that has seen better days. The troupe tours India to dwindling crowds who are less interested in all things British in the wake of Indian independence. When she has an affair with the Indian playboy Sanju (Shashi Kapoor), Lizzie feels the wrath of her disapproving father Tony (Geoffrey Kendal) and her mother Carla (Laura Liddell). Madhur Jaffrey plays the role of the Indian actress Manjula in this romantic drama with musical score from Satyajit Ray. (allmovie.com)
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Merchant Ivory Collection DVD Special Features:
! New high definition digital transfer, enhanced for widescreen televisions
! The Delhi Way (1964) - a 45 minute documentary film by director James Ivory about the continually evolving city of Delhi
! Conversation with the filmmakers, part of a new series of interviews with Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, Shashi Kapoor, and Felicity Kendal
! Original Theatrical Trailer
Lizzie (Felicity Kendal) is an actress in a Shakespearean theater troupe that has seen better days. The troupe tours India to dwindling crowds who are less interested in all things British in the wake of Indian independence. When she has an affair with the Indian playboy Sanju (Shashi Kapoor), Lizzie feels the wrath of her disapproving father Tony (Geoffrey Kendal) and her mother Carla (Laura Liddell). Madhur Jaffrey plays the role of the Indian actress Manjula in this romantic drama with musical score from Satyajit Ray. (allmovie.com)
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Merchant Ivory Collection DVD Special Features:
! New high definition digital transfer, enhanced for widescreen televisions
! The Delhi Way (1964) - a 45 minute documentary film by director James Ivory about the continually evolving city of Delhi
! Conversation with the filmmakers, part of a new series of interviews with Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, Shashi Kapoor, and Felicity Kendal
! Original Theatrical Trailer
