Shakespeare-Wallah
1965, English. Directed by James Ivory.
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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- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Shakespeare-Wallah is streaming on Cohen Media in India.
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Cast & crew
- James IvoryDirector
- Shashi KapoorSanju
- Felicity KendalLizzie Buckingham
- Geoffrey KendalMr. Tony Buckingham
- Laura LiddellMrs. Carla Buckingham
- Madhur JaffreyManjula
- Utpal DuttMaharaja
- Praveen PaulDidi
- Prayag RajSharmaji
- Pinchoo KapoorGuptaji
- Jim D. TytlerBobby
- Hamid SayaniHeadmaster's Brother
- Marcus MurchDandy in 'The Critic'
Details
- Released
- 1 December 1965
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, James Ivory
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Shakespeare-Wallah runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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Shakespeare-Wallah is streaming on Cohen Media in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Shakespeare-Wallah?
Shakespeare-Wallah (1965) was directed by James Ivory and stars Shashi Kapoor, Felicity Kendal, Geoffrey Kendal.