Shakespeare Wallah

Name: Shakespeare Wallah
Genre: Drama
Released: March 22, 1966
Duration: 122 min
Cast: Felicity Kendal, Geoffrey Kendal, Jim D. Tytler, Laura Liddell, Madhur Jaffrey

1966

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Cohen Media Group | Release Date: March 22, 1966 | Not Rated

Starring: Felicity Kendal, Geoffrey Kendal, Jim D. Tytler, Laura Liddell, Madhur Jaffrey, Pinchoo Kapoor, Praveen Paul, Prayag Raj, Shashi Kapoor, Utpal Dutt

Summary: Elegiac and atmospheric, Shakespeare Wallah was the feature film that really put Merchant Ivory Productions on the international movie map, winning them great critical acclaim and now recognized as a classic. Starring Shashi Kapoor, Madhur Jaffrey, and a young Felicity Kendal, the film's inspiration lies in the real-life adventures of Ms.Elegiac and atmospheric, Shakespeare Wallah was the feature film that really put Merchant Ivory Productions on the international movie map, winning them great critical acclaim and now recognized as a classic. Starring Shashi Kapoor, Madhur Jaffrey, and a young Felicity Kendal, the film's inspiration lies in the real-life adventures of Ms. Kendal's family as a traveling theater group in India during the final days of English colonial rule. The Buckingham Players try to uphold British tradition by staging Shakespeare plays for the general public, boarding schools, and local royalty, but are unable to compete with the wildly popular Bollywood film industry. The film also traces the developing relationship between the acting troupe's young ingénue, Lizzie (Kendal), and Sanju (Kapoor), a wealthy Indian playboy. But their romance is beset by hindrances, not the least being the machinations of Manjula (Jaffrey), a fiery Indian film star who is also in love with Sanju. [Cohen Media Group]… Expand

Director: James Ivory

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 122 min

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Kevin Thomas

With a lovely, evocative score composed by Satyajit Ray, Shakespeare Wallah is a tribute to the gallantry, talent and courage of the Kendals. Its gentle humor, however, has a Chekhovian cast. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Just when you think you’ve pinned down what precisely Shakespeare Wallah is, it becomes something else before your eyes. Read full review

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