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Ismail Merchant

Ismail Merchant

Ismail Merchant (born Ismail Noor Muhammad Abdul Rahman; 25 December 1936 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian-born film producer and director. He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included director (and Merchant's longtime professional and domestic partner) James Ivory as well as screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Their films won six Academy Awards.

On screen

  • Merchant Ivory
  • A Cooler Climate
  • A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
  • The Song of the Little Road
  • Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
  • Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
  • The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
  • Jefferson in Paris
  • Slaves of New York
  • The Wandering Company
  • Heat and Dust
  • Bombay Talkie
  • Shakespeare-Wallah
  • The Householder
  • James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant

Behind the camera

  • The Mystic Masseur
  • Cotton Mary
  • The Proprietor
  • Lumière & Company
  • In Custody
  • The Courtesans of Bombay
  • Mahatma and the Mad Boy

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