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Shakespeare Wallah

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Tony (Geoffrey Kendal) and Carla Buckingham (Laura Liddell) and their acting company journey through India performing Shakespearean plays. When their daughter Lizzie (Felicity Kendal) loses her heart to well-to-do Sanju (Shashi Kapoor) after a show, his movie-star ex-lover, Manjula (Madhur Jaffrey), tries to disrupt their union. The Buckinghams must protect their daughter while facing the fact that their plays are falling out of style and the locals are losing their patience for foreigners.

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times 12/14/2017
"Shakespeare Wallah" is a tribute to the gallantry, talent and courage of the Kendals. Its gentle humor, however, has a Chekhovian cast. Go to Full Review Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice 11/08/2017
A breezy and beguiling study, comedy, romance, elegy. Go to Full Review Bosley Crowther New York Times 05/09/2005
4/5
Very delicate and lovely. Go to Full Review Dwight MacDonald Esquire Magazine 08/13/2019
Everyone acts naturally and Mr. Ivory's direction is light and sensitive, managing to suggest the subtlety and comedy and pathos of Anglo-Indian relationships. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Turner Classic Movies Online 12/17/2011
... a bittersweet drama of the twilight of a theatrical way of life. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/25/2005
2/5
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Johnny Z 09/01/2022 Wonderful cinematography. Fantastic actors. Very well-written story. Merchant Ivory at it's finest. See more Irene M. @igawel Dec 2 Audio was hard to hear. Enjoyed Felicity Kendall. Reminded me of India Ink. See more 09/17/2014 Particularly acute in catching the peculiar matrix of moods and emotions that hold the troupe together and which keep the British and the Indians from ever really understanding each other. See more 04/20/2011 I really enjoyed this movie in class, great story. See more 03/10/2010 ssssssssllllllllllooooooooooooowwwww. makes later merchant ivory pacing seem speedy. See more 08/20/2009 I watched it for 5 minutes..... Felicity Kendall is a draw! See more Read all reviews
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James Ivory

Director

Shashi Kapoor

Sanju

Felicity Kendal

Lizzie Buckingham

Madhur Jaffrey

Manjula

Geoffrey Kendal

Mr. Tony Buckingham

Laura Liddell

Mrs. Carla Buckingham

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Synopsis Tony (Geoffrey Kendal) and Carla Buckingham (Laura Liddell) and their acting company journey through India performing Shakespearean plays. When their daughter Lizzie (Felicity Kendal) loses her heart to well-to-do Sanju (Shashi Kapoor) after a show, his movie-star ex-lover, Manjula (Madhur Jaffrey), tries to disrupt their union. The Buckinghams must protect their daughter while facing the fact that their plays are falling out of style and the locals are losing their patience for foreigners.
Director
James Ivory
Producer
Ismail Merchant
Screenwriter
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, James Ivory
Distributor
Criterion Collection, Continental Distributing Inc.
Production Co
Merchant Ivory Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 22, 1966, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Nov 10, 2017
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.6K
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
Mono
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