Shakespeare-Wallah 1965

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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.

Homepage http://www.merchantivory.com/film/shakespearewallah
Release Date 1965-12-01
Runtime 2h 0m
Directors James Ivory, Subrata Mitra
Producer Ismail Merchant
Writers Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, James Ivory