Shakespeare-Wallah

6.5
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Run time: 120 min
  • Premiere: 1965. December 1.

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.

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Felicity Kendal

Lizzie Buckingham

Geoffrey Kendal

Mr. Tony Buckingham

Laura Liddell

Mrs. Carla Buckingham

Utpal Dutt

Maharaja

Prayag Raj

Sharmaji

Hamid Sayani

Headmaster's Brother

Marcus Murch

Dandy in 'The Critic'

Sudarshan Dhir

Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited)

Jennifer Kendal

Mrs. Bowen (uncredited)

Ismail Merchant

Theater Owner (uncredited)

Camera

Subrata Mitra

Director of Photography

Directing

James Ivory

Director

Editing

Amit Bose

Editor

Production

Sound

Satyajit Ray

Original Music Composer

Camera

Subrata Mitra

Director of Photography

Directing

James Ivory

Director

Editing

Amit Bose

Editor

Production

Sound

Satyajit Ray

Original Music Composer