A Passage to India
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

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1984
2h 43m
6.8(314 votes)
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Overview

Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.

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Cast & Crew

32 members
Acting

Judy Davis

Adela Quested

Judy Davis
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Victor Banerjee

Dr. Aziz H. Ahmed

Victor Banerjee
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Peggy Ashcroft

Mrs. Moore

Peggy Ashcroft
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James Fox

Richard Fielding

James Fox
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Alec Guinness

Professor Godbole

Alec Guinness
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Nigel Havers

Ronny Heaslop

Nigel Havers
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Richard Wilson

Mr. Turton

Richard Wilson
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Antonia Pemberton

Mrs. Turton

Antonia Pemberton
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Michael Culver

Major McBryde

Michael Culver
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Art Malik

Mahmoud Ali

Art Malik
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Saeed Jaffrey

Hamidullah

Saeed Jaffrey
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Clive Swift

Major Callendar

Clive Swift
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Ann Firbank

Mrs. Callendar

Ann Firbank
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Roshan Seth

Amritrao

Roshan Seth
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Sandra Hotz

Stella

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Rashid Karapiet

Das

Rashid Karapiet
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H.S. Krishnamurthy

Hassan

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Ishaq Bux

Selim

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Moti Makan

Guide

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Mohammed Ashiq

Haq

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Phyllis Bose

Mrs. Leslie

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Sally Kinghorn

Ingenue

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Paul Anil

Clerk of the Court

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Z.H. Khan

Dr. Panna Lal

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Ashok Mandanna

Anthony

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Dina Pathak

Begum Hamidullah

Dina Pathak
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Adam Blackwood

Mr. Hadley

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Mellan Mitchell

Indian Businessman

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Peter Hughes

P & O Manager

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Yash Agnihotri

Court Gallery Member (Uncredited)

Yash Agnihotri
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Duncan Preston

Club Member (Uncredited)

Duncan Preston
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Richard Winter-Stanbridge

Train Passenger (Uncredited)

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