Shakespeare-Wallah
1965 · 120 min
Drama · Romance
★ 6.5Trailer
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.
Crew
- Director James Ivory
- Screenplay Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- Writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- Writer James Ivory
- Director of Photography Subrata Mitra
Cast
Shashi Kapoor
Sanju
Felicity Kendal
Lizzie Buckingham
- G
Geoffrey Kendal
Mr. Tony Buckingham
- L
Laura Liddell
Mrs. Carla Buckingham
Madhur Jaffrey
Manjula
Utpal Dutt
Maharaja
- P
Praveen Paul
Didi
Prayag Raj
Sharmaji
Pinchoo Kapoor
Guptaji
- J
Jim D. Tytler
Bobby
- H
Hamid Sayani
Headmaster's Brother
- M
Marcus Murch
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Crew
- Director — James Ivory
- Screenplay — Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- Writer — Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- Writer — James Ivory
- Director of Photography — Subrata Mitra
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