Shakespeare-Wallah (1965)

movie

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Romance
Release: 1965-12-01
Director: James Ivory
Writers: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala , James Ivory
Language: English | Hindi
Stars: Shashi Kapoor , Felicity Kendal , Geoffrey Kendal , Laura Liddell , Madhur Jaffrey , Utpal Dutt , Praveen Paul , Prayag Raj , Pinchoo Kapoor , Jim D. Tytler
Runtime: 120 min
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
AKA: Afosiomenoi ston Shakespeare (Greece) , Shakespeare-Wallah (Spain) , Господин Шекспир , Shakespeare-Wallah , Shakespeare-Wallah (France, French Republic) , Shakespeare Wallah , De Shakespeare con amor (Argentina) , Shakespeare Wallah - kaihoisa romanssi (Finland) , Shakespeare-Wallah (United Kingdom) , Shakespeare Wallah (United States of America) , Shakespeare-Wallah (United States of America) , Romans i moll (Sweden) , Shakespare Wallah (Turkey) , Шекспировите актьори (Bulgaria)
Plot: The story of a family troupe of English actors in India. They travel around the towns and villages 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 Bolliwood movies. Based on the travels of Geoffrey Kendal with his daughter Felicity Kendal.
IMDB:tt0059709