A Passage to India (1984)
A Passage to India (1984)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Judy Davis
Adela Quested
Victor Banerjee
Dr. Aziz H. Ahmed
Peggy Ashcroft
Mrs. Moore
James Fox
Richard Fielding
Alec Guinness
Professor Godbole
Nigel Havers
Ronny Heaslop
Richard Wilson
Mr. Turton
Antonia Pemberton
Mrs. Turton
Michael Culver
Major McBryde
Art Malik
Mahmoud Ali
Saeed Jaffrey
Hamidullah
Clive Swift
Major Callendar
Ann Firbank
Mrs. Callendar
Roshan Seth
Amritrao
Santha Rama Rau
Writer
Sandra Hotz
Stella
Rashid Karapiet
Das
H.S. Krishnamurthy
Hassan
Ishaq Bux
Selim
Moti Makan
Guide
Mohammed Ashiq
Haq
Priscilla John
CastingDirector
Phyllis Bose
Mrs. Leslie
Sally Kinghorn
Ingenue
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)
David Lean
Director / Screenplay / Editor
John Box
Production Design
Leslie Tomkins
Production Design / Art Direction
Robin Clarke
Music Editor
Maurice Jarre
Music
Hugh Scaife
Set Decoration
Herbert Westbrook
Art Direction
Ernest Day
Director of Photography
Nicolas Le Messurier
Sound Recordist
Cliff Robinson
Art Direction
Richard Goodwin
Producer
Graham V. Hartstone
Sound Recordist
John Brabourne
Producer
Ram Yedekar
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 14, 1984
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 43m
Content RatingPG
Budget$8,000,000
Box Office$27,201,487
Genres
Wiki.
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 of the same name by Santha Rama Rau, which was in turn based on the 1924 novel of the same name 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, namely Dr Aziz, Mrs Moore, Adela Quested, and Richard Fielding. When newcomer to India, Adela, accuses Aziz of an attempted rape within the famed 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 prestigious 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.