A Passage To India (1984)

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Written by E.M. Forster, David Lean

Directed by David Lean

Running Time: 163 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1984

Rating: 12 Certificate

Filmed in Colour

When a young Englishwoman visits India to visit her fiancee in the late 1920's. She is astounded by the arrogant superiority that the British colonials have adopted against the natives.

Tensions between Indians and the colonial British come to a boil when she accuses a young Indian Doctor of rape during a visit to caverns.

This is a study of colonial relations and the nature of memory, based on E. M. Forster's novel.

Cast

Judy DavisAdela Quested
Victor BanerjeeDr. Aziz
Peggy AshcroftMrs. Moore
James FoxRichard Fielding
Image for Alec GuinnessAlec GuinnessProfessor Godbole
Nigel HaversRonny
Image for Richard WilsonRichard WilsonTurton
Antonia PembertonMrs. Turton
Michael CulverMcBryde
Image for Art MalikArt MalikAli
Saeed JaffreyHamidullah
Clive SwiftMajor Callendar
Anne FirbankMrs. Callendar
Roshan SethAmritrao
Sandra HotzStella

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