A Passage to India
An idealistic Indian doctor strives to forge genuine friendship with an Englishwoman and a British educator, but colonial prejudice and a scandalous accusation threaten to shatter their fragile bond and ignite wider cultural turmoil.
“David Lean, the Director of "Doctor Zhivago", "Lawrence of Arabia" and "The Bridge on the River Kwai", invites you on . .”
Synopsis
In British colonial India, cultural mistrust and false accusations destroy the friendship among three individuals: an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman who is engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.
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A crew of 43+ credited
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Edited by David LeanShot by Ernest DayScored by Maurice JarreDesigned by John Box
Box Office
1984 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.8× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$40.0M
US & Canada: $27.2M — 68% of worldwide · International: $12.8M (32%)
Opening weekend: $85K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $130K — 0% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3 theaters
Also known as
- Reise nach Indiende
- Pasaje a la Indiaes
- La Route des Indesfr
- Passaggio in Indiait
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Cast & Crew
43 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Judy Davis
as Adela Quested
Victor Banerjee
as Dr. Aziz
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as Adela Quested
Peggy Ashcroft
as Mrs. Moore
James Fox
as Richard Fielding
Alec Guinness
as Professor Godbole
Nigel Havers
as Ronny Heaslop
Richard Wilson
as Turton
Antonia Pemberton
as Mrs. Turton
Michael Culver
as Major McBryde
Art Malik
as Ali
Saeed Jaffrey
as Hamidullah
Supporting cast
21Clive Swift
as Major Callendar
Ann Firbank
as Mrs. Callendar
Roshan Seth
as Amritrao
Sandra Hotz
as Stella
Rashid Karapiet
as Das
H S Krishnamurthy
as Hassan
Ishaq Bux
as Selim
Moti Makan
as Guide
Mohammed Ashiq
as Haq
Phyllis Bose
as Mrs. Leslie
Sally Kinghorn
as Ingenue
Paul Anil
as Clerk of the Court
Z H Khan
as Dr. Panna Lal
Ashok Mandanna
as Anthony
Dina Pathak
as Begum Hamidullah
Adam Blackwood
as Mr. Hadley
Mellan Mitchell
as Indian Businessman
Peter Hughes
as P & O Manager
Yash Agnihotri
as Court Gallery Member (Uncredited)
Duncan Preston
as Club Member (Uncredited)
Richard Winter Stanbridge
as Train Passenger (Uncredited)
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1Writers
3Producers
2Other crew
6Parents Guide
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