A Passage to India (1984)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | A Passage to India |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Screenplay | |
| Original work |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1985-03-15 |
Cast
Peggy Ashcroft
Mrs. Vera Moore
Judy Davis
Adela Quested
James Fox
Richard Fielding, rektor vid Government College
Alec Guinness
professor Goodbole, hindu
Nigel Havers
Ronny Heaslop, domare i Chandrapore, Mrs. Moores son
Victor Banerjee
doktor Aziz H. Ahmed, muslimsk läkare
Titles
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer |
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| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer |
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| Assistant Director | |
| Associate Producer | |
| Sound Editor |
Cast
| Peggy Ashcroft | Mrs. Vera Moore | ||
| Judy Davis | Adela Quested | ||
| James Fox | Richard Fielding, rektor vid Government College | ||
| Alec Guinness | professor Goodbole, hindu | ||
| Nigel Havers | Ronny Heaslop, domare i Chandrapore, Mrs. Moores son | ||
| Victor Banerjee | doktor Aziz H. Ahmed, muslimsk läkare | ||
| Richard Wilson | Turton | ||
| Antonia Pemberton | Mrs. Molly Turton | ||
| Michael Culver | A.I. McBryde, polisintendent | ||
| Art Malik | Mahmoud Ali | ||
| Saeed Jaffrey | Vakil Hamidullah | ||
| Clive Swift | Major A. Callendar, läkare | ||
| Anne Firbank | Mrs. Callendar | ||
| Roshan Seth | Amritrao, försvarsadvokaten från Bombay | ||
| Sandra Hotz | Stella, Mrs. Moores dotter, senare Richard Fieldings fru | ||
| Rashid Karapiet | Mr. Das, ställföreträdande stadsdomare | ||
| Ishaq Bux | Selim | ||
| Moti Makan | guiden vid Marabargrottorna | ||
| Mohammed Ashiq | Haq, polisinspektör | ||
| Phyllis Bose | Mrs. Leslie | ||
| Sally Kinghorne | ingenue | ||
| Ashok Mandanna | Anthony, Ronny Heaslops betjänt | ||
| Dina Pathak | Begum, Vakil Hamidullahs fru, en av Aziz patienter | ||
| Adam Blackwood | Mr. Hadley | ||
| Mellan Mitchell | indisk företagere i domstolen | ||
| H.S. Krishnamurthy | Hassan | ||
| Z.H. Khan | doktor Panna Lai, läkare | ||
| Paul Anil | domstolstjänsteman | ||
| Peter Hughes | tjänsteman på Peninsola and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P & O) |
Companies
| Production Company | G.W. Films Ltd. | ||
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| Copyright | Thorn EMI Film Finance PLC | 1984 | |
| Co-Production Company | A John Heyman Production | ||
| Edward Sands | |||
| Home Box Office Inc. | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Sandrew Film & Teater AB | 1985 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 125316 |
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| Date | 1985-02-27 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Original length | 4487 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 544, 480, 544, 497, 530, 539, 524, 502, 327. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 2.35:1 |
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| Sound system | Dolby Stereo 04 |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | Technicolor |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length in minutes | 167 min |
Original work
| Original title | A Passage to India (Novel) | |
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| Author | E.M. Forster |
| Original title | A Passage to India, a Play in Three Acts (Play) | |
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| Author | Santha Rama Rau |
Production location
| 1983-11-14 | ||||||
| Shepperton Studios | Shepperton, Surrey | United Kingdom | ||||
| Pinewood Studios | Iver, Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom | (postproduktion) | |||
| India | ||||||
| Ramanagaram | India | |||||
| Srinagar, Kashmir | India | |||||
| Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu | India |
Release dates
| First showing | 1984-12-14 | New York City, New York | USA | |||
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| Release in Sweden | 1985-03-15 | Cinema | Gothenburg | Sweden | 163 min | |
| 1985-03-15 | Sandrew | Malmö | Sweden | 163 min | ||
| 1985-03-15 | Cinema | Stockholm | Sweden | 163 min | ||
| 1985-03-15 | Kista Bio 1 | Stockholm | Sweden | 163 min | ||
| 1985-03-15 | Victoria 1 | Stockholm | Sweden | 163 min | samt 9 städer | |
| TV showing | 1991-01-05 | Kanal 1 | Sweden | 157 min | ||
| FIAF showing | 2008-12-12 | |||||
| 2008-12-14 | ||||||
| Filmvetenskapliga institutionen | 2012-03-19 |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Freely Maisie | |
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| Composer | John Dalby | |
| Orchestra | The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Orchestra Leader | Maurice Jarre |
Related films
| Precious Images (1986) | A Passage to India (1984) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 4470 |
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 4481 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | Swedish |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | SET |
| Slides | SET |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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