Drama ·Adventure ·History · United Kingdom · 1984 · 2h 43m

A Passage to India

Director

Cast

Judy Davis as Adela Quested Victor Banerjee as Dr. Aziz H. Ahmed Peggy Ashcroft as Mrs. Moore James Fox as Richard Fielding Alec Guinness as Professor Godbole Nigel Havers as Ronny Heaslop

Crew

Ernest Day — Director of Photography David Lean — Editor Maurice Jarre — Original Music Composer David Lean — Screenplay E.M. Forster — Novel John Brabourne — Producer

Tagline

David Lean, the Director of "Doctor Zhivago", "Lawrence of Arabia" and "The Bridge on the River Kwai", invites you on . .

Synopsis

Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

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Key Collaborators

David Lean Director Ernest Day Director of Photography David Lean Editor Maurice Jarre Original Music Composer David Lean Screenplay E.M. Forster Novel John Brabourne Producer Richard Goodwin Producer Leslie Tomkins Production Design John Box Production Design Judy Moorcroft Costume Design

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