A Passage to India (1984)
A Passage to India (1984)
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Cast & Crew.
Judy Davis
Adela Quested
Victor Banerjee
Dr. Aziz
Peggy Ashcroft
Mrs. Moore
James Fox
Richard Fielding
Alec Guinness
Professor Godbole
Nigel Havers
Ronny Heaslop
Richard Wilson
Turton
Antonia Pemberton
Mrs. Turton
Michael Culver
Major McBryde
Saeed Jaffrey
Hamidullah
Art Malik
Ali
David Lean
Director
Clive Swift
Major Callendar
E.M. Forster
Writer
Ann Firbank
Mrs. Callendar
Roshan Seth
Amritrao
Santha Rama Rau
Writer
Sandra Hotz
Stella
Rashid Karapiet
Das
John Brabourne
Producer
Richard Goodwin
Producer
H.S. Krishnamurthy
Hassan
Ishaq Bux
Selim
Maurice Jarre
Composer
Moti Makan
Guide
Ernest Day
Cinematographer
Mohammed Ashiq
Haq
Phyllis Bose
Mrs. Leslie
Priscilla John
CastingDirector
Sally Kinghorn
Ingenue
John Box
ProductionDesigner
Paul Anil
Clerk of the Court
Z.H. Khan
Dr. Panna Lal
Ashok Mandanna
Anthony
Dina Pathak
Begum Hamidullah
Adam Blackwood
Mr. Hadley
Mellan Mitchell
Indian Businessman
Peter Hughes
P & O Manager
Yash Agnihotri
Court Gallery Member (Uncredited)
Duncan Preston
Club Member (Uncredited)
Richard Winter-Stanbridge
Train Passenger (Uncredited)
Barrie Holland
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Vera Mitchell
Hairdresser
Robin Browne
Special Effects
Jill Carpenter
Makeup Artist
Tarun Tej
Visual Effects
Eric Allwright
Makeup Artist
Elaine Bowerbank
Hairdresser
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 14, 1984
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 43m
Content RatingPG
Budget$8,000,000
Box Office$27,201,487
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A Passage to India is a 1984 epic historical drama film written, directed and edited by David Lean. The screenplay is based on the 1960 play by Santha Rama Rau, which was in turn based on the 1924 novel by E. M. Forster.
Set in the 1920s during the period of the British Raj, the film tells the story of the interactions of several characters in the fictional city of Chandrapore: Dr Aziz, Mrs Moore, Adela Quested, and Richard Fielding. When newcomer to India, Adela, accuses Aziz of an attempted rape in the Marabar Caves, the city is split between the British elite and the native underclass as the budding friendship between Aziz and Fielding is tested. The film explores themes of racism, imperialism, religion, and the nature of relationships both friendly and marital.
This was the final film of Lean's career and the first feature film he had directed in fourteen years since Ryan's Daughter in 1970. Receiving praise as Lean's finest since Lawrence of Arabia, A Passage to India received eleven nominations at the 57th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress for Judy Davis' performance as Adela Quested. It won Best Supporting Actress for Peggy Ashcroft's performance as Mrs. Moore, making her, at 77, the oldest actress to win the award, and Best Original Score for Maurice Jarre, his third award in that category.