Heat and Dust
Synopsis
Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her grand-aunt, she is led to reconsider her own life.
Credits
- Julie Christieas Anne (1982 in Satipur Town)
- Greta Scacchias Olivia, his wife (The Nineteen Twenties in the Civil Lines at Satipur)
- Christopher Cazenoveas Douglas Rivers - The Assistant Collector (The Nineteen Twenties in the Civil Lines at Satipur)
- Julian Gloveras Crawford - The District Collector (The Nineteen Twenties in the Civil Lines at Satipur)
- Susan Fleetwoodas Mrs. Crawford - The Burra Mensahib (The Nineteen Twenties in the Civil Lines at Satipur)
- Patrick Godfreyas Saunders - The Medical Officer (The Nineteen Twenties in the Civil Lines at Satipur)
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Principal cast & crew: 19
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Humphrey DixonShot by Walter LassallyScored by Richard RobbinsDesigned by Wilfred Shingleton
Box Office
1983 · Box office
Grossed $1.7M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$1.7M
Re-release box office
- 20174 theaters
- $30K($41K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Also known as
- Hitze und Staubde
- Calor y polvoes
- Chaleur et Poussièrefr
- Calore e polvereit
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Cast & Crew
19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Julie Christie
as Anne (1982 in Satipur Town)
Greta Scacchi
as Olivia, his wife (The Nineteen Twenties in the Civil Lines at Satipur)
Christopher Cazenove
as Douglas Rivers - The Assistant Collector (The Nineteen Twenties in the Civil Lines at Satipur)
Julian Glover
as Crawford - The District Collector (The Nineteen Twenties in the Civil Lines at Satipur)
Susan Fleetwood
as Mrs. Crawford - The Burra Mensahib (The Nineteen Twenties in the Civil Lines at Satipur)
Patrick Godfrey
as Saunders - The Medical Officer (The Nineteen Twenties in the Civil Lines at Satipur)
Jennifer Kendal
as Mrs. Saunders (The Nineteen Twenties in the Civil Lines at Satipur)
Shashi Kapoor
as The Nawab (At the Palace in Khatm)
Madhur Jaffrey
as Begum Mussarat Jahan - The Nawab's mother (At the Palace in Khatm)
Nickolas Grace
as Harry Hamilton-Paul (At the Palace in Khatm)
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1Writers
1Producers
1Other crew
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