Shakespeare-Wallah (1965)

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Released:
1965-12-01

Overview:
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.

Director:
James Ivory

Runtime:
2h 0min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

  • Cast:
  • Shashi Kapoor
    as
    Sanju
  • Felicity Kendal
    as
    Lizzie Buckingham
  • Geoffrey Kendal
    as
    Mr. Tony Buckingham
  • Laura Liddell
    as
    Mrs. Carla Buckingham
  • Madhur Jaffrey
    as
    Manjula