Shakespeare Wallah
(DVD)
Contributors
Ivory, James, film director,
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013, screenwriter.
Merchant, Ismail, film producer.
Kendal, Felicity, actor.
Kapoor, Shashi, actor.
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013, screenwriter.
Merchant, Ismail, film producer.
Kendal, Felicity, actor.
Kapoor, Shashi, actor.
Published
Beverly Hills, CA : Cohen Media Group, [2018].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Main Library - Media
DVD Shakespeare
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Main Library - Media | DVD Shakespeare | On Shelf |
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Published
Beverly Hills, CA : Cohen Media Group, [2018].
Language
English
UPC
741952842590
Notes
General Note
Title from sell sheet.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1965.
General Note
[Wide screen].
General Note
Special features: Conversation with the filmmakers, featuring Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, Shashi Kapoor and Felicity Kendal; original trailer; 2017 re-release trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Subrata Mitra ; music, Satyajit Ray ; editor, Amit Bose.
Participants/Performers
Felicity Kendal, Shashi Kapoor, Madhur Jaffrey, Geoffrey Kendal, Laura Liddell, Utpal Dutt, Jim Tytler, Praveen Paul.
Description
The real-life adventures of a traveling theater group in India during the final days of English colonial rule. They try to uphold British tradition by staging Shakespearean plays but can't compete with the wildly popular Bollywood film industry.
Description
Based on a true story, follows Geoffrey Kendal and his British theatrical troupe as they wander a slowly modernizing India several years after independence from Great Britain.
System Details
DVD, [wide screen]; dual mono.
Language
English or Hindi dialogue; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); closed-captioned.
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