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Shakespeare-Wallah
Directed by
James Ivory
Not Rated
1965
2h
Drama
,
Romance
6.8
89%
66%
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The family troupe of English actors in India, performing Shakespearean plays, witness India's transformation as Maharajas shift to hotel owners, sports dominate, and theater replaced by Bolliwood movies.
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Cast of Shakespeare-Wallah
Shashi Kapoor
Sanju
Felicity Kendal
Lizzie Buckingham
Geoffrey Kendal
Mr. Tony Buckingham
Laura Liddell
Mrs. Carla Buckingham
Madhur Jaffrey
Manjula
Utpal Dutt
Maharaja
Praveen Paul
Didi
Prayag Raj
Sharmaji
Pinchoo Kapoor
Guptaji
Jim D. Tytler
Bobby
Hamid Sayani
Headmaster's Brother
Marcus Murch
Dandy in 'The Critic'
Partap Sharma
Aslam
Sudarshan Dhir
Manjula's Dance Director (uncredited)
Jennifer Kendal
Mrs. Bowen (uncredited)
Ismail Merchant
Theater Owner (uncredited) / Producer
James Ivory
Director / Writer
Shakespeare-Wallah Ratings & Reviews
Esquire Magazine
Dwight MacDonald
Everyone acts naturally and Mr. Ivory's direction is light and sensitive, managing to suggest the subtlety and comedy and pathos of Anglo-Indian relationships.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
"Shakespeare Wallah" is a tribute to the gallantry, talent and courage of the Kendals. Its gentle humor, however, has a Chekhovian cast.
Village Voice
Alan Scherstuhl
A breezy and beguiling study, comedy, romance, elegy.
Turner Classic Movies Online
Sean Axmaker
... a bittersweet drama of the twilight of a theatrical way of life.
New York Times
Bosley Crowther
Very delicate and lovely.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Ken Hanke
Surprisingly light and enjoyable early James Ivory film with luminous Felicity Kendal.
Chicago Reader
Don Druker
Ivory is particularly acute in catching the peculiar matrix of moods and emotions that hold the troupe together and which keep the British and the Indians from ever really understanding each other.
Filmcritic.com
David Bezanson
more intimate and nuanced work than the team's subsequent high-profile period films, like The Remains of the Day.
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