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Ismail Merchant

Known for: Production

Biography: 1936-12-25

Deathday: 2005-05-25 (68 years old)

Biography

Ismail Merchant (born Ismail Noor Muhammad Abdul Rahman; 25 December 1936 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian-born film producer and director. He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included director (and Merchant's longtime professional and domestic partner) James Ivory as well as screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Their films won six Academy Awards.

Filmography

all 54

Movies 54

Producer 38

self 7

Director 7

Self (archive footage)

Ismail Merchant

Biography

Filmography

all 54

Movies 54

Producer 38

self 7

Director 7

Merchant Ivory (2024)

The White Countess (2005)

A Tribute To Ismail Merchant (2005)

Heights (2005)

Thank You, Doctor Rey (2004)

The Song of the Little Road (2003)

Le Divorce (2003)

Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' (2001)

The Mystic Masseur (2001)

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey (2001)

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw (2001)

The Golden Bowl (2000)

Cotton Mary (1999)

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)

Mrs. Dalloway (1997)

The Proprietor (1996)

Surviving Picasso (1996)

Lumière and Company (1995)

Feast of July (1995)

Jefferson in Paris (1995)

Street Musicians of Bombay (1994)

In Custody (1994)

The Remains of the Day (1993)

Howards End (1992)

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991)

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)

Slaves of New York (1989)

The Deceivers (1988)

The Perfect Murder (1988)

Maurice (1987)

My Little Girl (1986)

A Room with a View (1986)

The Bostonians (1984)

The Wandering Company (1984)

The Courtesans of Bombay (1983)

Heat and Dust (1983)

Quartet (1981)

Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)

The Europeans (1979)

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978)

Roseland (1977)

Sweet Sounds (1976)

Autobiography of a Princess (1975)

The Wild Party (1975)

Mahatma and the Mad Boy (1974)

Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls (1973)

Savages (1972)

Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization (1972)

Bombay Talkie (1970)

The Guru (1969)

Shakespeare-Wallah (1965)

The Householder (1963)

The Creation of Woman (1961)

James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant

Information

Known ForProduction

GenderMale

Birthday1936-12-25

Deathday2005-05-25 (68 years old)

Birth PlaceBombay, Bombay Presidency, British India

ReligionIslam

CitizenshipsDominion of India, British Raj, India

AwardsCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Padma Bhushan, International Indian Film Academy Awards, BAFTA Award for Best Film

Credited with

Known For
Production

Gender
Male

Birthday
1936-12-25

Deathday
2005-05-25 (68 years old)

Birth Place
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India

Religion
Islam

Citizenships
Dominion of India, British Raj, India

Awards
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Padma Bhushan, International Indian Film Academy Awards, BAFTA Award for Best Film