Shakespeare-Wallah

Shakespeare-Wallah

6.5IMDb Score
Released:1965-12-01
Duration:120 min
Director:James Ivory
Actors:Shashi Kapoor, Felicity Kendal, Geoffrey Kendal, Laura Liddell, Madhur Jaffrey
Production:Merchant Ivory Productions

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.

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